Configuration

PostgreSQL Miscellaneous Settings Query Guide This PostgreSQL query retrieves configuration settings that fall outside all standard category groups — including customized options, process title settings, and any settings added by extensions or custom builds. It works as a catch-all complement to the other …

PostgreSQL Preset Options Settings Query Guide This PostgreSQL query retrieves preset option settings from the pg_settings system view. Preset options are read-only, compiled-in values that describe fundamental characteristics of the PostgreSQL installation — they cannot be changed at runtime. Purpose and Overview …

PostgreSQL Query Planning Settings Query Guide This PostgreSQL query retrieves all query tuning and statistics collection settings from the pg_settings system view. These parameters control how the query planner selects execution strategies, estimates costs, and collects runtime statistics. Purpose and Overview The …

PostgreSQL Replication Settings Query Guide This PostgreSQL query retrieves all replication-related configuration settings from the pg_settings system view. These parameters control streaming replication, logical replication, standby server behaviour, and WAL sender configuration. Purpose and Overview Replication is …

PostgreSQL Resource Settings Query Guide This PostgreSQL query retrieves all resource usage configuration settings from the pg_settings system view. Resource settings control how PostgreSQL allocates memory, disk, and CPU resources across queries, background processes, and maintenance operations. Purpose and Overview …

PostgreSQL SSL Settings Query Guide This PostgreSQL query retrieves all SSL and TLS configuration settings from the pg_settings system view. It surfaces whether SSL is enabled, which certificates and keys are in use, what cipher suites are allowed, and all other SSL-related parameters. Purpose and Overview Encrypting …

PostgreSQL Statistics Settings Query Guide This PostgreSQL query retrieves all statistics collection configuration settings from the pg_settings system view. These parameters control what runtime data PostgreSQL collects about query execution, table activity, and performance, feeding into the pg_stat_* monitoring …

PostgreSQL WAL Settings Query Guide This PostgreSQL query retrieves all Write-Ahead Log (WAL) configuration settings from the pg_settings system view. WAL settings control durability, crash recovery, checkpointing, archiving, and replication log generation. Purpose and Overview The Write-Ahead Log is the foundation of …

PostgreSQL Lock Management Settings Query Guide accessing system table pg_settings PostgreSQL's lock management system is crucial for maintaining data consistency and preventing conflicts in concurrent database operations. This guide demonstrates how to query and analyze lock-related configuration settings using the …

PostgreSQL File Location Settings Query Guide This PostgreSQL query helps database administrators examine file location configuration settings by querying the pg_settings system view. It retrieves essential information about where PostgreSQL stores its files and directories. Purpose and Overview The query targets …