Configured PostgreSQL with pgRouting and PostGIS

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📅 2023-01-29 — Session: Configured PostgreSQL with pgRouting and PostGIS

🕒 18:30–19:10
🏷️ Labels: Postgresql, Pgrouting, Postgis, Database, Security
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal: The session aimed to set up a PostgreSQL environment with enhanced capabilities by installing and configuring pgRouting and PostGIS extensions, and ensuring secure access.

Key Activities:

  1. Disabling Password Authentication: Modified the pg_hba.conf file to disable password authentication in PostgreSQL, considering security implications and exploring safer alternatives.
  2. Installing pgRouting: Followed a step-by-step guide to install pgRouting on Ubuntu, including setting up PostgreSQL and PostGIS prerequisites.
  3. Restarting PostgreSQL Server: Executed commands to restart the PostgreSQL server, emphasizing the need for root privileges.
  4. Installing PostGIS: Completed the installation of PostGIS on PostgreSQL, involving package updates and extension activation.
  5. Verifying Database Setup: Verified the creation and setup of databases in PostgreSQL, using SQL commands to list and connect to databases.
  6. Checking pgRouting Installation: Confirmed the successful installation of the pgRouting extension using psql commands.

Achievements:

  • Successfully installed and configured pgRouting and PostGIS extensions on PostgreSQL.
  • Enhanced the database’s spatial capabilities and routing functionalities.
  • Improved security posture by addressing authentication methods.

Pending Tasks:

  • Further explore and implement additional security measures for PostgreSQL access.
  • Test the functionality of the installed extensions with real-world data scenarios.

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