Using the pgAdmin4 GUI tool
Graphical administration tools are often requested by system administrators. PostgreSQL has a range of tool options. In this book, we'll cover pgAdmin4 and OmniDB.
pgAdmin4 is a client application that sends and receives SQL to and from PostgreSQL, displaying the results for you. The admin client can access many databases servers, allowing you to manage a fleet of servers. The tool works in both standalone app mode and within web browsers.
How to do it…
pgAdmin 4 is usually named just pgAdmin. The 4 at the end has a long history but isn't that important. It is not the release level; pgAdmin 4 replaces the earlier pgAdmin 3.
When you start pgAdmin, you will be prompted to register a new server.
Give your server a name on the General tab, and then click Connection and fill in the five basic connection parameters, as well as the other information. You should uncheck...