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• Add the PostgreSQL Connector
• Authenticate to PostgreSQL
  • Password
  • AzureAD
  • AzurePassword
  • AzureMSI
  • AwsIAMRoles
  • AwsEC2Roles
  • GCPServiceAccount
• Complete Your Connection
• More Information

You can use the PostgreSQL connector from the CData Sync application to move data from any supported source to the PostgreSQL destination. To do so, you need to add the connector, authenticate to the connector, and complete your connection.

Add the PostgreSQL Connector

To enable Sync to use data from PostgreSQL, you first must add the connector, as follows:

1. Open the Connections page of the Sync dashboard.

2. Click Add Connection to open the Select Connectors page.

3. Click the Destinations tab and locate the PostgreSQL row.

4. Click the Configure Connection icon at the end of that row to open the New Connection page. If the Configure Connection icon is not available, click the Download Connector icon to install the PostgreSQL connector. For more information about installing new connectors, see Connections.

Authenticate to PostgreSQL

After you add the connector, you need to set the required properties.

• Connection Name - Enter a connection name of your choice.

• Server - Enter the host name or IP of the server that hosts the PostgreSQL database. The default server value is localhost.

CData Sync supports authenticating to PostgreSQL in several ways. Select your authentication method below to proceed to the relevant section that contains the authentication details.

• Password (default)
• AzureAD
• AzurePassword
• AzureMSI
• AwsIAMRoles
• AwsEC2Roles
• GCPServiceAccount

Password

To connect with user credentials, specify the following properties:

• Auth Scheme - Select Password.

• User - Enter the username that you use to authenticate to your PostgreSQL account.

• Password - Enter the password that you use to authenticate to your PostgreSQL account.

AzureAD

To connect with Azure Active Directory, specify the following properties:

• Auth Scheme - Select AzureAD.

• User - Enter the username that you use to authenticate to your PostgreSQL account.

• Azure Tenant - Enter the Microsoft Online tenant to which you want to connect. If you do not specify the tenant, CData Sync uses the default tenant.

• OAuth Client Id - Enter the client Id that you were assigned when you registered your application with an OAuth authorization server.

• OAuth Client Secret - Enter the client secret that you were assigned when you registered your application with an OAuth authorization server.

AzurePassword

To connect with Azure user credentials, specify the following properties:

• Auth Scheme - Select AzurePassword.

• User - Enter the username that you use to authenticate to your Azure account.

• Password - Enter the password that you use to connect to your Azure account.

• Azure Tenant - Enter the Microsoft Online tenant to which you want to connect. If you do not specify a tenant, CData Sync uses the default tenant.

AzureMSI

To connect with Azure Managed Service Identity, specify the following properties:

• Auth Scheme - Select AzureMSI.

• User - Enter the username that you use to authenticate to your PostgreSQL account.

AwsIAMRoles

To connect with IAM user credentials, specify the following properties:

• Auth Scheme - Select AwsIAMRoles.

• User - Enter the username that you use to authenticate to your PostgreSQL account.

• AWS Access Key - Enter your Amazon Web Services (AWS) account access key. This value is available on you AWS security-credentials page.

• AWS Secret - Enter your Amazon Web Services (AWS) account secret. This value is available on you AWS security-credentials page.

• AWS Role Arn - Enter the Amazon Resource Name of the role that you want to use when you authenticate.

• AWS External Id (optional) - Enter a unique identifier that might be required when you assume a role in another account.

AwsEC2Roles

This auth scheme does not require any additional settings. So, you can select this scheme and continue with the settings and steps in Complete Your Connection.

GCPServiceAccount

To connect with a GCP service account, specify the following properties:

• Auth Scheme - Select GCPServiceAccount.

• OAuth JWT Cert - Enter your Java web tokens (JWT) certificate store.

• OAuth JWT Cert Type - Enter the type of key store that contains your JWT Certificate. The default type is PEMKEY_BLOB.

• OAuth JWT Cert Password (optional) - Enter the password for your OAuth JWT certificate.

• OAuth JWT Cert Subject (optional) - Enter the user subject for which the application is requesting delegated access.

Complete Your Connection

To complete your connection:

1. Specify these settings:

   • Database - Enter the name of the database that to which you want to connect when you connect to the PostgreSQL server.

   • Port - Enter the port number of the server that hosts the PostgreSQL database. The default port value is 5432.

2. Define advanced connection settings on the Advanced tab. (In most cases, though, you should not need these settings.)

3. If you authenticate with AzureAD, AzurePassword, AzureMSI, or GCPServiceAccount, click Connect to PostgreSQL to connect to your PostgreSQL account.

4. Click Create & Test to create your connection.

More Information

For more information about interactions between CData Sync and PostgreSQL, see PostgreSQL Connector for CData Sync.