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Developer-friendly package manager and registry for PostgreSQL extensions
https://github.com/pgxman/pgxman

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Developer-friendly package manager and registry for PostgreSQL extensions

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# pgxman - PostgreSQL Extension Manager



[![GitHub release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/pgxman/pgxman.svg)](https://github.com/pgxman/pgxman/releases)



pgxman is npm for Postgres extensions. pgxman simplifies the discovery and use of extensions so modern hackers

can easily enhance the capabilities of their applications.



Instead of managing extension versions, build & run dependencies, operating system, platform architecture, pgxman

automatically detects and streamlines extension operations (xOps) based on the local development environment.



With pgxman, we've streamlined the installation process to one simple step: run `pgxman install [extension name]`.



pgxman integrates with the system package manager, ensuring the correct versions are installed without extra packages

from any shared dependencies between extensions. pgxman’s automated build system creates

[APT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APT_(software)) packages for each Postgres version, platform, and OS supported

by the extension. Extensions are built from a buildkit formula, written in YAML, and are contributed

[through GitHub](https://github.com/pgxman/buildkit).



## More Documentation



Try `pgxman help`, `man pgxman`, or [read our documentation](https://docs.pgxman.com).



## Installation



Run:



```sh

# with homebrew

brew install pgxman/tap/pgxman

# without homebrew

curl -sfL https://install.pgx.sh | sh -

```



For more options, see [our installation documentation](https://docs.pgxman.com/installing_pgxman).



## Quickstart



### `search`



Find extensions with `pgxman search`:



```sh

pgxman search fdw

```



### `install`



To install an extension, say `pgvector`, run:



```sh

pgxman install pgvector

```



pgxman will automatically detect your local install of Postgres (or, on MacOS, will [use a container](https://docs.pgxman.com/container)).



You can specify multiple extensions, specific extension versions, and a PG version:



```sh

pgxman install --pg 15 pgvector=0.5.1 pg_ivm=1.7.0

```



You can also utilize a [pack file](https://docs.pgxman.com/spec/pack) to install multiple extensions at once:



```sh

pgxman pack install # installs from pgxman.yaml from current directory

pgxman pack install -f /path/to/pgxman.yaml

```



Once installed, restart Postgres, then use `CREATE EXTENSION`.



### `init`, `build`



[Please refer to our docs for how to build an extension for pgxman](https://docs.pgxman.com/building_an_extension).



## How it works



pgxman's build system works with your system package manager. The buildkit

specifies how to build each extension and builds it for each package manager.

When a buildkit is added or updated, a build is conducted and the packages are

stored in pgxman's repositories.



When installing an extension, pgxman's package repository is used to install

the packages into your system. This way, pgxman is able to handle dependency

management, installation, and uninstallation through your system's package

manager.



pgxman itself is either installed as an apt package or via homebrew.



For more details, see [how it works](https://docs.pgxman.com/how_it_works) in the

documentation.



## License



The pgxman client is licensed under the [FSL](LICENSE.md), which, in short, means

pgxman is open for all internal, non-competing usage. To learn more about the

FSL, please see [fsl.software](https://fsl.software). As stated:



> You can do anything with FSL software except undermine its producer. You can read it,

> learn from it, run it internally, modify it, and propose improvements back to the

> producer. After two years it becomes Open Source software under Apache 2.0 or MIT.



We consider any Postgres service provider using pgxman as part of their service

to be a Competing Usage. However, we encourage widespread adoption of pgxman and welcome

any service provider to contact us at `pgxman [at] hydra [dot] so` to obtain a

license for usage as part of your service. Our main concern is assuring the pgxman

service can scale to the needs of your service.