# PostgreSQL collection for Ansible
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This collection is a part of the Ansible package.

## Our mission

At the `community.postgresql` Ansible collection project,
our mission is to produce and maintain simple, flexible,
and powerful open-source software tailored to automating PostgreSQL-related tasks.

We welcome members from all skill levels to participate actively in our open, inclusive, and vibrant community.
Whether you are an expert or just beginning your journey with Ansible and PostgreSQL,
you are encouraged to contribute, share insights, and collaborate with fellow enthusiasts.

We strive to make managing PostgreSQL deployments as effortless and efficient as possible with automation,
enabling users to focus on their core objectives.

## Code of Conduct

We follow the [Ansible Code of Conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html) in all our interactions within this project.

If you encounter abusive behavior violating the [Ansible Code of Conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html), please refer to the [policy violations](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html#policy-violations) section of the Code of Conduct for information on how to raise a complaint.

## Contributing to this collection

The content of this collection is made by [people](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.postgresql/graphs/contributors) just like you; a community of individuals collaborating on making the world better through developing automation software.

We are actively accepting new contributors and all types of contributions are very welcome.

You don't know how to start? Refer to our [contribution guide](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.postgresql/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)!

We use the following guidelines:

* [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.postgresql/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
* [Ansible Community Guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/index.html)
* [Ansible Development Guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/dev_guide/index.html)
* [Ansible Collection Development Guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/dev_guide/developing_collections.html#contributing-to-collections)

## Collection maintenance

The current maintainers (contributors with `write` or higher access) are listed in the [MAINTAINERS](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.postgresql/blob/main/MAINTAINERS) file. If you have questions or need help, feel free to mention them in the proposals.

To learn how to maintain / become a maintainer of this collection, refer to the [Maintainer guidelines](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.postgresql/blob/main/MAINTAINING.md).

It is necessary for maintainers of this collection to be subscribed to:

* The collection itself (the `Watch` button -> `All Activity` in the upper right corner of the repository's homepage).
* The [news-for-maintainers repository](https://github.com/ansible-collections/news-for-maintainers).

They also should be subscribed to Ansible's [The Bullhorn newsletter](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/communication.html#the-bullhorn).

## Communication

> `GitHub Discussions` feature is disabled in this repository. Use the `postgresql` tag on the forum in the [Project Discussions](https://forum.ansible.com/new-topic?title=topic%20title&body=topic%20body&category=project&tags=postgresql) or [Get Help](https://forum.ansible.com/new-topic?title=topic%20title&body=topic%20body&category=help&tags=postgresql) category instead.

### Asynchronous channels

* Join the Ansible forum:
    * [PostgreSQL Team](https://forum.ansible.com/g/PostgreSQLTeam): by joining the team you will automatically get subscribed to the posts tagged with [postgresql](https://forum.ansible.com/tag/postgresql).
    * [Get Help](https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6/none): get help or help others.
    * [Posts tagged with 'postgresql'](https://forum.ansible.com/tag/postgresql): leverage tags to narrow the scope.
    * [Social Spaces](https://forum.ansible.com/c/chat/4): gather and interact with fellow enthusiasts.
    * [News & Announcements](https://forum.ansible.com/c/news/5/none): track project-wide announcements including social events.

* The Ansible [Bullhorn newsletter](https://forum.ansible.com/t/about-the-newsletter-category/166): used to announce releases and important changes.

### Real-time channels

* Matrix rooms:
    * [#postgresql:ansible.com](https://matrix.to/#/#postgresql:ansible.com): questions on how to contribute and use this collection.
    * [#users:ansible.com](https://matrix.to/#/#users:ansible.com): general use questions and support.
    * [#social:ansible.com](https://matrix.to/#/#social:ansible.com): say hello or share a funny joke and let's laugh together;)
    * [#ansible-community:ansible.com](https://matrix.to/#/#community:ansible.com): community and collection development questions.
    * other Matrix rooms or corresponding bridged Libera.Chat channels. See the [Ansible Communication Guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/communication.html) for details.

For more information about communication, including how to join these channels, see the [Ansible communication guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/communication.html).

## Governance

We, [the PostgreSQL working group](https://forum.ansible.com/g/PostgreSQLTeam), use [the forum](https://forum.ansible.com/tag/postgresql) posts tagged with `postgresql` for general announcements and discussions.

The process of decision making in this collection is based on discussing and finding consensus among participants.

Every voice is important and every idea is valuable. If you have something on your mind, create an issue or dedicated forum [discussion](https://forum.ansible.com/new-topic?title=topic%20title&body=topic%20body&category=project&tags=postgresql) and let's discuss it!

## External requirements

The PostgreSQL modules rely on the [Psycopg](https://www.psycopg.org/) PostgreSQL database adapter.
Both versions [Psycopg2](https://www.psycopg.org/docs/) and [Psycopg3](https://www.psycopg.org/psycopg3/docs/) are supported.
The minimum supported and tested versions of Psycopg are 2.5.1 and 3.1.8 respectively.

## Releases Support Timeline

We maintain each major release version (1.x.y, 2.x.y, ...) for two years after the next major version is released.

Here is the table for the support timeline:
- 1.x.y: released 2020-11-17, EOL
- 2.x.y: released 2022-02-10, supported until 2025-06-09
- 3.x.y: released 2023-06-09, current
- 4.x.y: to be released; not earlier than after Ansible 10 release (~May 2024)

## Tested with ansible-core

Tested with the following `ansible-core` releases:
- 2.14
- 2.15
- 2.16
- 2.17
- current development version

Ansible-core versions before 2.12.0 are not supported.
Our AZP CI includes testing with the following docker images / PostgreSQL versions:

| Docker image | Psycopg version | PostgreSQL version |
|--------------|-----------------|--------------------|
| CentOS 7     |           2.5.1 |                9.2 |
| RHEL 8       |           2.7.5 |               10   |
| Fedora 37    |           2.9.6 |               14   |
| Fedora 38    |           2.9.6 |               15   |
| Fedora 39    |           2.9.6 |               15   |
| Ubuntu 20.04 |           2.8.6 |               15   |
| Ubuntu 22.04 |           3.1.9 |               15   |

## Included content

- **Info modules**:
  - [postgresql_info](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/postgresql/postgresql_info_module.html)
  - [postgresql_ping](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/postgresql/postgresql_ping_module.html)
  - [postgresql_user_obj_stat_info](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/postgresql/postgresql_user_obj_stat_info_module.html)

- **Basic modules**:
  - [postgresql_db](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/postgresql/postgresql_db_module.html)
  - [postgresql_ext](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/postgresql/postgresql_ext_module.html)
  - [postgresql_lang](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/postgresql/postgresql_lang_module.html)
  - [postgresql_pg_hba](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/postgresql/postgresql_pg_hba_module.html)
  - [postgresql_privs](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/postgresql/postgresql_privs_module.html)
  - [postgresql_set](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/postgresql/postgresql_set_module.html)
  - [postgresql_schema](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/postgresql/postgresql_schema_module.html)
  - [postgresql_tablespace](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/postgresql/postgresql_tablespace_module.html)
  - [postgresql_query](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/postgresql/postgresql_query_module.html)
  - [postgresql_user](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/postgresql/postgresql_user_module.html)

- **Other modules**:
  - [postgresql_copy](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/postgresql/postgresql_copy_module.html)
  - [postgresql_idx](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/postgresql/postgresql_idx_module.html)
  - [postgresql_membership](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/postgresql/postgresql_membership_module.html)
  - [postgresql_owner](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/postgresql/postgresql_owner_module.html)
  - [postgresql_publication](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/postgresql/postgresql_publication_module.html)
  - [postgresql_sequence](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/postgresql/postgresql_sequence_module.html)
  - [postgresql_slot](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/postgresql/postgresql_slot_module.html)
  - [postgresql_subscription](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/postgresql/postgresql_subscription_module.html)
  - [postgresql_table](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/postgresql/postgresql_table_module.html)

## Using this collection

### Installing the Collection from Ansible Galaxy

Before using the PostgreSQL collection, you need to install it with the Ansible Galaxy command-line tool:

```bash
ansible-galaxy collection install community.postgresql
```

You can include it in a `requirements.yml` file and install it via `ansible-galaxy collection install -r requirements.yml`, using the format:

```yaml
---
collections:
  - name: community.postgresql
```

You can also download the tarball from [Ansible Galaxy](https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/community/postgresql) and install the collection manually wherever you need.

Note that if you install the collection from Ansible Galaxy with the command-line tool or tarball, it will not be upgraded automatically when you upgrade the Ansible package. To upgrade the collection to the latest available version, run the following command:

```bash
ansible-galaxy collection install community.postgresql --upgrade
```

You can also install a specific version of the collection, for example, if you need to downgrade when something is broken in the latest version (please report an issue in this repository). Use the following syntax:

```bash
ansible-galaxy collection install community.postgresql:==X.Y.Z
```

See [Ansible Using collections](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/collections_using.html) for more details.

## Release notes

See the [changelog](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.postgresql/blob/main/CHANGELOG.rst).

## More information

- [Ansible Collection overview](https://github.com/ansible-collections/overview)
- [Ansible User guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/index.html)
- [Ansible Developer guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/dev_guide/index.html)
- [Ansible Community code of conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html)

## Licensing

GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.

See [LICENSE](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt) to see the full text.
