PgAdmin is an open-source and widely used frontend management tool for the PostgreSQL database system developed in Python language. It allows one to manage the PostgreSQL database from the web interface by providing all the required features.
This release version PgAdmin 4 replaces the previous version PgAdmin 3 which was written in C++ language with support for PostgreSQL up to version 9.2. pgAdmin 4 comes with the following amazing features:
- A live SQL Query Tool with direct data editing
- A syntax-highlighting SQL editor
- Supportive error messages
- Helpful hints
- Has support for administrative queries
- A redesigned graphical interface
- Online help and information about using pgAdmin dialogs and tools.
- Responsive, context-sensitive behavior
- Auto-detection and support for objects discovered at run-time
In this guide, we will systematically walk through how to install and use pgAdmin 4 on Rocky Linux 8 | AlmaLinux 8.
Setup Pre-requisites
Before we proceed, you will require to have PostgreSQL installed on your Rocky Linux 8 | AlmaLinux 8 with the aid of this guide
You will also need a superuser account created. Login to the PostgreSQL shell.
sudo -u postgres psqlNow create a superuser to be used to connect and manage other users and databases.
postgres-# CREATE ROLE admin WITH LOGIN SUPERUSER CREATEDB CREATEROLE PASSWORD 'Passw0rd';
postgres-# \qInstall pgAdmin 4 on Rocky Linux 8 | AlmaLinux 8
Now with PostgreSQL installed, proceed and install PgAdmin 4 using the steps below.
Step 1 – Add the PgAdmin4 Repository on Rocky Linux| AlmaLinux 8
We first need to add the pgAdmin YUM repository to our system to be able to install this latest pgAdmin version.
Install the required package
sudo dnf install yum-utilsThen disable the PostgreSQL common repositories to allow us to grab the latest PgAdmin 4 packages from the PgAdmin repositories.
sudo yum-config-manager --disable pgdg-commonNow add the pgAdmin 4 repositories to our Rocky Linux| AlmaLinux 8 with the command:
sudo rpm -i https://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/pgadmin/pgadmin4/yum/pgadmin4-redhat-repo-2-1.noarch.rpmUpdate your package index.
sudo dnf updateStep 2 – Install PgAdmin 4 on Rocky Linux |AlmaLinux 8
Now with the repositories added, installing pgAdmin 4 is as easy as robbing a child’s bank. Simply use the command below to install PgAdmin 4 on Rocky Linux |AlmaLinux 8.
sudo dnf install pgadmin4Dependency Tree:
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Arch Version Repo Size
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Installing:
pgadmin4 noarch 6.1-1.el8 pgAdmin4 6.2 k
Installing dependencies:
apr x86_64 1.6.3-11.el8.1 appstream 124 k
apr-util x86_64 1.6.1-6.el8.1 appstream 104 k
httpd x86_64 2.4.37-39.module+el8.4.0+655+f2bfd6ee.1
appstream 1.4 M
httpd-filesystem noarch 2.4.37-39.module+el8.4.0+655+f2bfd6ee.1
appstream 38 k
httpd-tools x86_64 2.4.37-39.module+el8.4.0+655+f2bfd6ee.1
appstream 105 k
libatomic x86_64 8.4.1-1.el8 baseos 22 k
mod_http2 x86_64 1.15.7-3.module+el8.4.0+553+7a69454b appstream 153 k
pgadmin4-desktop x86_64 6.1-1.el8 pgAdmin4 87 M
pgadmin4-server x86_64 6.1-1.el8 pgAdmin4 91 M
pgadmin4-web noarch 6.1-1.el8 pgAdmin4 8.6 k
python3-mod_wsgi x86_64 4.6.4-4.el8 appstream 2.5 M
rocky-logos-httpd noarch 84.5-8.el8 baseos 22 k
Installing weak dependencies:
apr-util-bdb x86_64 1.6.1-6.el8.1 appstream 23 k
apr-util-openssl x86_64 1.6.1-6.el8.1 appstream 26 k
Enabling module streams:
httpd 2.4
Transaction Summary
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Install 15 Packages
Total download size: 182 M
Installed size: 558 M
Is this ok [y/N]: yStep 3 – Start the Apache webserver on Rocky Linux |AlmaLinux 8
To access the pgAdmin web UI, we need a web server, Apache has been installed automatically when installing pgAdmin. We, therefore, need to ensure that the Apache webserver is running on our system.
sudo systemctl start httpdEnable Apache to run automatically on boot.
sudo systemctl enable httpdCheck the status of the service.
$ sudo systemctl status httpd
● httpd.service - The Apache HTTP Server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Thu 2021-11-04 04:01:12 EDT; 8s ago
Docs: man:httpd.service(8)
Main PID: 48450 (httpd)
Status: "Started, listening on: port 80"
Tasks: 241 (limit: 23532)
Memory: 64.3M
CGroup: /system.slice/httpd.service
├─48450 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
├─48451 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
├─48452 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
├─48453 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
├─48454 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
└─48455 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
Nov 04 04:01:12 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Starting The Apache HTTP Server...
Nov 04 04:01:12 localhost.localdomain httpd[48450]: [Thu Nov 04 04:01:12.380306 2021] [so:warn] [pid 48450:tid 140690349939008] AH01574: module wsgi_>
Nov 04 04:01:12 localhost.localdomain httpd[48450]: AH00558: httpd: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using loca>
Nov 04 04:01:12 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Started The Apache HTTP Server.
Nov 04 04:01:12 localhost.localdomain httpd[48450]: Server configured, listening on: port 80Step 4 – Configure the PgAdmin 4 Web Service
PgAdmin has a script that creates a new user, sets up the PgAdmin web UI, and also manages the Apache webserver. The script is located at /usr/pgadmin4/bin/setup-web.sh and is executed as below:
sudo /usr/pgadmin4/bin/setup-web.shNow you will be prompted to provide details that will, later on, be used to login to the pgAdmin 4 web UI. Proceed as below.
Setting up pgAdmin 4 in web mode on a Redhat based platform...
Creating configuration database...
NOTE: Configuring authentication for SERVER mode.
Enter the email address and password to use for the initial pgAdmin user account:
Email address: [email protected]
Password: Enter Password here
Retype password: Re-enter Password here
pgAdmin 4 - Application Initialisation
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Creating storage and log directories...
Configuring SELinux...
The Apache web server is running and must be restarted for the pgAdmin 4 installation to complete. Continue (y/n)? y
Apache successfully restarted. You can now start using pgAdmin 4 in web mode at http://127.0.0.1/pgadmin4Set SELinux in permissive mode as below.
sudo setenforce permissiveYou also need to modify your firewall rules to allow HTTP traffic.
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=http
sudo firewall-cmd --reloadUse PgAdmin 4 in Rocky Linux | AlmaLinux 8 Linux
Now everything is set up, we can proceed to access the pgAdmin Web UI so that we can manage our PostgreSQL instance. Access the web interface using the URL http://server-ip/pgadmin4
Login with the credentials created in step 4 above. On successful login. you will be able to see this pgAdmin dashboard.
As seen, no database is connected to pgAdmin, and therefore, we need to add our PostgreSQL server by clicking on “Add Server” as shown.
Provide details for your PostgreSQL database server. Set the name for the database.
Then proceed to the next ‘Connection‘ tab and enter the credentials for the PostgreSQL database as below. (I have entered credentials for the superuser account created at the beginning of this guide)
If you are accessing the PostgreSQL database installed on a remote server, you will be required to Set SSH Tunnel. Provide the IP Address, username, and password of the remote server and proceed. With the details entered correctly, click save and you will see your database server added with additional details provided.
Create a Database in PostgreSQL using PgAdmin 4.
with the connection to your PostgreSQL server established, you can create a database as shown below.
Set the database name.
Proceed to the next tab and define your database.
Click sav, and you will have your database created as shown.
You can also make further configurations to the database.
That was enough learning! We have successfully gone through how to install and use pgAdmin 4 on Rocky Linux 8 | AlmaLinux 8. There are a lot of configurations and database management tools available on pgAdmin 4. I have only demonstrated a few. I hope this guide was of value to you.
