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A curated list of awesome PostgreSQL software, libraries, tools and resources, inspired by awesome-mysql

A community-maintained reference list of the best PostgreSQL tools, libraries, GUI clients, monitoring solutions, backup utilities, and learning resources, organized by category for quick discovery.

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dhamaniasad/awesome-postgres is a curated reference list of software, libraries, tools, and resources related to PostgreSQL, a widely used open-source database system. It follows the "awesome list" format common on GitHub: a single document organized into categories, where each entry is a short link with a one-line description. The list is community-maintained, and contributions are accepted through pull requests.

PostgreSQL, often called Postgres, is a relational database that stores data in structured tables and supports complex queries. It is known for its reliability, depth of features, and being entirely free and open-source. The tools in this list extend or complement it in various ways.

The categories cover a wide range of use cases. High-availability tools help keep a database running without interruption if a server fails. Backup tools handle saving and restoring data to cloud storage like Amazon S3 or Google Cloud. GUI tools provide visual interfaces for browsing and editing data, from free options like DBeaver and Beekeeper Studio to commercial products like DataGrip. Other sections cover monitoring, performance optimization, database extensions, language bindings for specific programming languages, and hosted Postgres platforms that manage infrastructure for you.

There are also resource sections with links to tutorials, blogs, newsletters, videos, and community forums for people learning or working with Postgres.

This is not software you install or run. It is a reference index for discovering tools in the PostgreSQL ecosystem. The full README is longer than what was shown.

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