PostgreSQL Admin Basics: Dump, Restore, Connections & Managing the Server (Complete Guide)
In this video, you will learn the most important PostgreSQL admin commands that every beginner should know.
We explain everything from scratch—how to take a database backup, how to restore it, how to check connections/sessions, and how to start, restart, or stop your PostgreSQL server/cluster.
🚀 What You Will Learn:
What is a PostgreSQL cluster?
How to start, stop, restart PostgreSQL service
Connecting to PostgreSQL using psql
Checking active connections and sessions
Taking backups using pg_dump
Restoring databases using psql
Understanding host, port, username, and database names
systemctl start/stop/restart postgresql
Windows "net start postgresql-x64-*"
Checking sessions with SELECT * FROM pg_stat_activity;
If you are confused by terms like hostname, localhost, port 5432, cluster, or service, this video will make everything crystal clear.
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