Guides for deploying and operating PostgreSQL databases managed by the Splunk Operator, including backups, upgrades, TLS connectivity, managed database roles, and observability.

New to integrating a workload with the operator? Start with the Integration & Onboarding Guide.

Design documentation

• Architecture overview — component, reconcile-flow, and lifecycle diagrams.
• RFC summary — problem statement, considered alternatives, and chosen approach.
• Architecture Decision Records — the decisions behind the design.

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Table of contents

• Backup and Restore Choices
• Postgres Operator Quickstart
• Integration & Onboarding Guide
• Architecture overview
• Automated Backups via Volume Snapshots
• Automated Backups via Object Storage (Barman)
• Connecting to PostgreSQL with TLS
• RFC summary
• Architecture Decision Records
• Minor Version Upgrades
• Observability Dashboard
• Major Version Upgrades
• Recovering PostgresDatabase Terminal Failures
• Scaling
• Restoring from a Volume Snapshot
• Vertical Scaling
• PostgresDatabase Managed Roles
• Custom PostgreSQL Metrics