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PostgreSQL 13 on Ubuntu 20.04
# Update all your packages
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade -y
# Add postgresql repository and key
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt $(lsb_release -cs)-pgdg main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list'
wget --quiet -O - https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | sudo apt-key add -
# Update again
sudo apt-get update
# Install pgadmin4
sudo apt install pgadmin4
# Install postgresql-13
sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-13
# Check version to see if it's correct
psql --Version
# Allow remote connections
# edit line #listen_addresses to listen_addresses = '*'
sudo nano /etc/postgresql/13/main/postgresql.conf
# edit file
sudo nano /etc/postgresql/13/main/pg_hba.conf
# add line at the end (change 192.168.0.0/24 to your network or 0.0.0.0/0 to all)
host all all 192.168.0.0/24 md5
# FOR SSL: add line at the end (change 192.168.0.0/24 to your network or 0.0.0.0/0 to all)
hostssl all all 192.168.0.0/24 md5 clientcert=1
# Restart postgres
sudo systemctl restart postgresql
# Access psql to create users, databases and passwords
sudo -u postgres psql
# Add a stronger password to default postgres user
alter user postgres with encrypted password 'the_postgres_user_password';
# Create user
create user your_username with encrypted password 'your_user_password';
# OR a superuser
CREATE ROLE your_username WITH LOGIN SUPERUSER CREATEDB CREATEROLE PASSWORD 'your_user_password';
# Create a database
CREATE DATABASE db_name2 WITH OWNER your_username;
# Grant permissions to user on database
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE db_name TO your_username;
# Read security tips here
# https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-secure-postgresql-against-automated-attacks
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