8.3.14. PostgreSQL extensions

Important points:

  • When enabling an extension, all its dependencies (if any) are automatically enabled.
  • When disabling an extension, its dependencies are checked. If any extension depends on the current one, instead of disabling it, a message is displayed stating that the dependent extension must be disabled first.

PostgreSQL extensions are configured individually for each database in the "PostgreSQL" section of the "Databases" tab with the 🔌 button:

Enabling and disabling extensions is performed without restarting the instance:

List of available extensions:

  1. adminpack (only for PostgreSQL 16)
  2. old_snapshot (only for PostgreSQL 16)
  3. pg_cron (before enabling the plugin, in instance settings in the "cron.database_name" field, specify the name of the current DB)
  4. pg_textsearch (not available for PostgreSQL 16)
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