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PostgreSQL DBA roadmap: skillset to become a PostgreSQL DBA
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# [PostgreSQL DBA](https://infinite.education/view/PostgreSQL_DBA_2)

The intent of this guide is to give you an idea about the DBA landscape and to help guide your learning if you are confused. The roadmap is highly opinionated — neither, knowing everything listed in the roadmap, nor the order of items given in the roadmap is required to be followed in order to be a DBA.



## **[Develop Postgres hacker skills](https://infinite.education/view/develop_postgres_hacker_skills)**



**Daily reading and answering in mailing lists**

* `Article` [PostgreSQL: PostgreSQL Mailing List Archives](https://www.postgresql.org/list/)



**Reviewing patches**

* `Article` [PostgreSQL: PostgreSQL Mailing List Archives](https://www.postgresql.org/list/)



**Writing patches, attending in Commitfests**

* `Article` [PostgreSQL: PostgreSQL Mailing List Archives](https://www.postgresql.org/list/)



## **[Postgres troubleshooting techniques](https://infinite.education/view/postgres_troubleshooting_techniques)**

* `Article` [The USE Method](http://www.brendangregg.com/usemethod.html)

* `Article` [Linux Performance](http://www.brendangregg.com/linuxperf.html)



**Troubleshooting methods**



**Operating system tools**



**Postgres tools**



**External tracing/profiling tools**



**Query analyzing**



**Log analyzing**



**Postgres system views**



## **[PostgreSQL Security](https://infinite.education/view/postgresql_security)**

* `Article` [PostgreSQL: Documentation: 12: Chapter 20. Client Authentication](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/client-authentication.html)

* `Article` [PostgreSQL: Documentation: 12: Chapter 21. Database Roles](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/user-manag.html)



**pg_hba.conf**

* `Article` [PostgreSQL: Documentation: 9.1: The pg_hba.conf File](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/auth-pg-hba-conf.html)



**Authentication models**

* `Article` [PostgreSQL: Documentation: 9.1: The pg_hba.conf File](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/auth-pg-hba-conf.html)



**SSL settings**

* `Article` [PostgreSQL: Documentation: 9.1: The pg_hba.conf File](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/auth-pg-hba-conf.html)



**Advanced Topics**

* `Article` [PostgreSQL: Documentation: 9.1: The pg_hba.conf File](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/auth-pg-hba-conf.html)



**Objects privileges**

* `Article` [PostgreSQL: Documentation: 9.1: The pg_hba.conf File](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/auth-pg-hba-conf.html)



**roles**

* `Article` [PostgreSQL: Documentation: 9.1: The pg_hba.conf File](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/auth-pg-hba-conf.html)



## **[Infrastructure DBA skills](https://infinite.education/view/infrastructure_dba_skills)**



**Applications Load Balancing and Service Discovery**



**Resource usage and provisioning, capacity planning**



**Kubernetes**



**Connection pooling**



**Upgrading procedures**



**Backup & Recovery Tools**



**Infrastructure monitoring**



**High availability and cluster management tools**



## **[Develop architect skills](https://infinite.education/view/develop_architect_skills)**



**RDBMS**



**Differences between Postgres and other RDBMS and NoSQL databases**



**Postgres forks and extensions**



## **[Develop application DBA skills](https://infinite.education/view/develop_application_dba_skills)**

* `Article` [The Art of PostgreSQL: a modern PostgreSQL book in 2020](https://theartofpostgresql.com)



**Data partitioning and sharding patterns**



**Data import and export**



**Bulk Loading and Processing**



**Queues**



**Migrations**



**Database normalization and normal forms**



## **[Postgres advanced topics](https://infinite.education/view/postgres_advanced_topics)**

* `Article` [PostgreSQL: Documentation: 12: Chapter 42. PL/pgSQL - SQL Procedural Language](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/plpgsql.html)

* `Article` [The Internals of PostgreSQL : Introduction](http://www.interdb.jp/pg/index.html)



**Low level internals**



**Advanced SQL topics**



**Fine-grained tuning**



## **[Automate Routine](https://infinite.education/view/automate_routine)**



**Automation using shell scripts or any other favourite language**



**Configuration management**



## **[SQL optimization technics](https://infinite.education/view/sql_optimization_technics)**

* `Book` [SQL Antipatterns: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Database Programming](https://www.r-5.org/files/books/computers/languages/sql/style/Bill_Karwin-SQL_Antipatterns-EN.pdf)

* `Article` [SQL Indexing and Tuning e-Book for developers: Use The Index, Luke covers Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, ...](https://use-the-index-luke.com/)



**SQL schema design patterns and anti-patterns**



**SQL queries patterns and anti-patterns**



**Indexes, and their use cases**



## **[basic RDBMS terms and concepts](https://infinite.education/view/basic_rdbms_terms_and_concepts)**

* `Tutorial` [PostgreSQL: Documentation: 13: Appendix M. Glossary](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/glossary.html)

* `Tutorial` [SQL and Relational Theory - Christopher J. Date, 2009](http://file.allitebooks.com/20151111/SQL%20and%20Relational%20Theory,%203rd%20Edition.pdf)

* `Tutorial` [Database Design and Relational Theory: Normal Forms and All That Jazz | C.J. Date | download](https://b-ok.cc/book/1311299/c298a7)



**Databases high-level concepts**



**Object model**



**Relational model**



## **[SQL concepts](https://infinite.education/view/sql_concepts)**

* `Article` [PostgreSQL: Documentation: 12: Part II. The SQL Language](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql.html)

* `Article` [PostgreSQL Tutorial - Learn PostgreSQL from Scratch](https://www.postgresqltutorial.com/)

* `Article` [DB Fiddle - SQL Database Playground](https://www.db-fiddle.com/)

* `Article` [PostgreSQL: Documentation: 12: Chapter 2. The SQL Language](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/tutorial-sql.html)



**COPY**

* `Article` [Import CSV File Into PosgreSQL Table](https://www.postgresqltutorial.com/import-csv-file-into-posgresql-table/)



**DDL queries**

* `Article` [Import CSV File Into PosgreSQL Table](https://www.postgresqltutorial.com/import-csv-file-into-posgresql-table/)



**Understand basic data types**

* `Article` [Import CSV File Into PosgreSQL Table](https://www.postgresqltutorial.com/import-csv-file-into-posgresql-table/)



**DML queries**

* `Article` [Import CSV File Into PosgreSQL Table](https://www.postgresqltutorial.com/import-csv-file-into-posgresql-table/)



## **[Configure Postgres](https://infinite.education/view/configure_postgres)**

* `Article` [PostgresqlCO.NF: PostgreSQL configuration for humans](http://postgresqlco.nf/)



**postgresql.conf**

* `Article` [PostgresqlCO.NF: PostgreSQL configuration for humans](http://postgresqlco.nf/)



## **[Install and run PostgreSQL](https://infinite.education/view/install_and_run_postgresql)**

* `Article` [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/_/postgres)

* `Article` [PostgreSQL: Downloads](https://www.postgresql.org/download/)



**Managing Postgres service**



**Package managers**



**Docker**



To see a interactive roadmap click on picture



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