Installing PGFS

PGFS extension is supported on the same platforms as the Postgres distribution you're using. See:

• PostgreSQL product compatibility

• EDB Postgres Advanced Server product compatibility

• EDB Postgres Extended Server product compatibility

Prerequisites

Before you begin the installation process:

1. Install Postgres. See:

   • Installing PostgreSQL

   • Installing EDB Postgres Advanced Server

   • Installing EDB Postgres Extended Server

2. Set up the repository.

   Setting up the repository is a one-time task. If you've already set up your repository, you don't need to perform this step.

   To set up the repository, go to EDB repositories and follow the instructions provided there.

Install the package

The syntax to install the package is:

# For Debian/Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get install edb-<postgres><postgres_version>-pgfs

# For Linux:
sudo dnf install edb-<postgres><postgres_version>-pgfs

Where

• <postgres> is the distribution of Postgres you're using:

  Postgres distribution	Value
  PostgreSQL	pg
  EDB Postgres Advanced Server (EPAS)	as
  EDB Postgres Extended	postgresextended

• <postgres_version> is the version of Postgres you're using.

For example, to install PGFS for EDB Postgres Advanced Server 17 on Debian/Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install edb-as17-pgfs

For example, to install PGFS for PostgreSQL 16 on RHEL8:

sudo dnf install edb-pg16-pgfs

After installing PGFS package, see Configuring PGFS for the next steps.