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.. _install:
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Installation
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============
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The release page has `pre-compiled binaries for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux and FreeBSD <https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/releases/latest>`_ .
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The Linux binary is a static executable that can be run on any Linux distribution.
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You can also use your OS package manager.
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.. tabs::
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.. group-tab:: Mac OSX
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You can install PostgREST from the `Homebrew official repo <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/postgrest>`_.
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.. code:: bash
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brew install postgrest
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.. group-tab:: FreeBSD
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You can install PostgREST from the `official ports <https://www.freshports.org/www/hs-postgrest>`_.
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.. code:: bash
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pkg install hs-postgrest
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.. group-tab:: Linux
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.. tabs::
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.. tab:: Arch Linux
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You can install PostgREST from the `community repo <https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/postgrest>`_.
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.. code:: bash
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pacman -S postgrest
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.. tab:: Nix
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You can install PostgREST from nixpkgs.
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.. code:: bash
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nix-env -i haskellPackages.postgrest
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.. group-tab:: Windows
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You can install PostgREST using `Chocolatey <https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/postgrest>`_ or `Scoop <https://scoop.sh>`_.
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.. code:: bash
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choco install postgrest
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scoop install postgrest
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Running PostgREST
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=================
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If you downloaded PostgREST from the release page, first extract the compressed file to obtain the executable.
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.. code-block:: bash
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# For UNIX platforms
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tar Jxf postgrest-[version]-[platform].tar.xz
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# On Windows you should unzip the file
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Now you can run PostgREST with the :code:`--help` flag to see usage instructions:
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.. code-block:: bash
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# Running postgrest binary
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./postgrest --help
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# Running postgrest installed from a package manager
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postgrest --help
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# You should see a usage help message
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The PostgREST server reads a configuration file as its only argument:
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.. code:: bash
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postgrest /path/to/postgrest.conf
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# You can also generate a sample config file with
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# postgrest 2> postgrest.conf
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# You'll need to edit this file and remove the usage parts for postgrest to read it
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For a complete reference of the configuration file, see :ref:`configuration`.
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.. note::
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If you see a dialog box like this on Windows, it may be that the :code:`pg_config` program is not in your system path.
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.. image:: _static/win-err-dialog.png
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It usually lives in :code:`C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\<version>\bin`. See this `article <https://www.howtogeek.com/118594/how-to-edit-your-system-path-for-easy-command-line-access/>`_ about how to modify the system path.
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To test that the system path is set correctly, run ``pg_config`` from the command line. You should see it output a list of paths.
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.. _pg-dependency:
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PostgreSQL dependency
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---------------------
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To use PostgREST you will need an underlying database. We require PostgreSQL 9.6 or greater. You can use something like `Amazon RDS <https://aws.amazon.com/rds/>`_ but installing your own locally is cheaper and more convenient for development. You can also run PostgreSQL in a :ref:`docker container<pg-in-docker>`.
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Docker
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======
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You can get the `official PostgREST Docker image <https://hub.docker.com/r/postgrest/postgrest>`_ with:
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.. code-block:: bash
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docker pull postgrest/postgrest
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To configure the container image, use :ref:`env_variables_config`.
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There are two ways to run the PostgREST container: with an existing external database, or through docker-compose.
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Containerized PostgREST with native PostgreSQL
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----------------------------------------------
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The first way to run PostgREST in Docker is to connect it to an existing native database on the host.
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.. code-block:: bash
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# Run the server
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docker run --rm --net=host -p 3000:3000 \
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-e PGRST_DB_URI="postgres://postgres@localhost/postgres" \
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-e PGRST_DB_SCHEMA="public" \
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-e PGRST_DB_ANON_ROLE="postgres" \
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postgrest/postgrest
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The database connection string above is just an example. Adjust the role and password as necessary. You may need to edit PostgreSQL's :code:`pg_hba.conf` to grant the user local login access.
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.. note::
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Docker on Mac does not support the :code:`--net=host` flag. Instead you'll need to create an IP address alias to the host. Requests for the IP address from inside the container are unable to resolve and fall back to resolution by the host.
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.. code-block:: bash
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sudo ifconfig lo0 10.0.0.10 alias
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You should then use 10.0.0.10 as the host in your database connection string. Also remember to include the IP address in the :code:`listen_address` within postgresql.conf. For instance:
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.. code-block:: bash
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listen_addresses = 'localhost,10.0.0.10'
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You might also need to add a new IPv4 local connection within pg_hba.conf. For instance:
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.. code-block:: bash
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host all all 10.0.0.10/32 trust
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.. _pg-in-docker:
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Containerized PostgREST *and* db with docker-compose
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----------------------------------------------------
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To avoid having to install the database at all, you can run both it and the server in containers and link them together with docker-compose. Use this configuration:
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.. code-block:: yaml
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# docker-compose.yml
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version: '3'
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services:
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server:
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image: postgrest/postgrest
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ports:
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- "3000:3000"
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environment:
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PGRST_DB_URI: postgres://app_user:password@db:5432/app_db
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PGRST_DB_SCHEMA: public
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PGRST_DB_ANON_ROLE: app_user #In production this role should not be the same as the one used for the connection
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PGRST_OPENAPI_SERVER_PROXY_URI: http://127.0.0.1:3000
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depends_on:
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- db
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db:
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image: postgres
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ports:
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- "5432:5432"
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environment:
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POSTGRES_DB: app_db
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POSTGRES_USER: app_user
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POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password
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# Uncomment this if you want to persist the data.
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# volumes:
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# - "./pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data"
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Go into the directory where you saved this file and run :code:`docker-compose up`. You will see the logs of both the database and PostgREST, and be able to access the latter on port 3000.
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If you want to have a visual overview of your API in your browser you can add swagger-ui to your :code:`docker-compose.yml`:
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.. code-block:: yaml
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swagger:
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image: swaggerapi/swagger-ui
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ports:
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- "8080:8080"
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expose:
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- "8080"
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environment:
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API_URL: http://localhost:3000/
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With this you can see the swagger-ui in your browser on port 8080.
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.. _build_source:
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Building from Source
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====================
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When a pre-built binary does not exist for your system you can build the project from source.
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.. note::
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We discourage building and using PostgREST on **Alpine Linux** because of a reported GHC memory leak on that platform.
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You can build PostgREST from source with `Stack <https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack>`_. It will install any necessary Haskell dependencies on your system.
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* `Install Stack <https://docs.haskellstack.org/en/stable/README/#how-to-install>`_ for your platform
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* Install Library Dependencies
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Operating System Dependencies
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Ubuntu/Debian libpq-dev, libgmp-dev, zlib1g-dev
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CentOS/Fedora/Red Hat postgresql-devel, zlib-devel, gmp-devel
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BSD postgresql12-client
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OS X libpq, gmp
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* Build and install binary
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.. code-block:: bash
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git clone https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest.git
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cd postgrest
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# adjust local-bin-path to taste
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stack build --install-ghc --copy-bins --local-bin-path /usr/local/bin
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.. note::
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- If building fails and your system has less than 1GB of memory, try adding a swap file.
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- `--install-ghc` flag is only needed for the first build and can be omitted in the subsequent builds.
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* Check that the server is installed: :code:`postgrest --help`.
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Deploying to Heroku
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Assuming you're making modifications locally and then pushing to GitHub, it's easy to deploy to Heroku.
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1. Create a new app on Heroku
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2. In Settings add the following buildpack :code:`https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest-heroku`
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3. Add the require Config Vars in Heroku
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4. Modify your ``postgrest.conf`` file as required to match your Config Vars in Heroku
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5. Create your :code:`Procfile` and add :code:`./env-to-config ./postgrest postgrest.conf`
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6. Push your changes to GitHub
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7. Set Heroku to automatically deploy from Main and then manually deploy the branch for the first build
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