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layout: "docs"
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page_title: "PostgreSQL - Storage Backends - Configuration"
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sidebar_current: "docs-configuration-storage-postgresql"
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description: |-
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The PostgreSQL storage backend is used to persist Vault's data in a PostgreSQL
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server or cluster.
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---
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# PostgreSQL Storage Backend
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The PostgreSQL storage backend is used to persist Vault's data in a
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[PostgreSQL][postgresql] server or cluster.
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- **No High Availability** – the PostgreSQL storage backend does not support
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high availability.
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- **Community Supported** – the PostgreSQL storage backend is supported by the
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community. While it has undergone review by HashiCorp employees, they may not
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be as knowledgeable about the technology. If you encounter problems with them,
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you may be referred to the original author.
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```hcl
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backend "postgresql" {
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connection_url = "postgres://user123:secret123!@localhost:5432/vault"
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}
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```
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The PostgresSQL storage backend does not automatically create the table. Here is
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some sample SQL to create the schema and indexes.
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```sql
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CREATE TABLE vault_kv_store (
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parent_path TEXT COLLATE "C" NOT NULL,
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path TEXT COLLATE "C",
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key TEXT COLLATE "C",
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value BYTEA,
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CONSTRAINT pkey PRIMARY KEY (path, key)
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);
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CREATE INDEX parent_path_idx ON vault_kv_store (parent_path);
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```
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## `postgresql` Parameters
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- `connection_url` `(string: <required>)` – Specifies the connection string to
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use to authenticate and connect to PostgreSQL. A full list of supported
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parameters can be found in [the pq library documentation][pglib]. For example
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connection string URLs, see the examples section below.
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- `table` `(string: "vault_kv_store")` – Specifies the name of the table in
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which to write Vault data. This table must already exist (Vault will not
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attempt to create it).
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## `postgresql` Examples
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### Custom SSL Verification
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This example shows connecting to a PostgresSQL cluster using full SSL
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verification (recommended).
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```hcl
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backend "postgresql" {
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connection_url = "postgres://user:pass@localhost:5432/database?sslmode=verify-full"
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}
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```
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To disable SSL verification (not recommended), replace `verify-full` with
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`disable`:
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```hcl
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backend "postgresql" {
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connection_url = "postgres://user:pass@localhost:5432/database?sslmode=disable"
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}
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```
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[postgresql]: https://www.postgresql.org/
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[pglib]: https://godoc.org/github.com/lib/pq#hdr-Connection_String_Parameters
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