# Postgres Installation

PostgreSQL is a prerequisite for installing Bindplane. This document provides useful information on how to install PostgreSQL.

### Postgres Installation

Bindplane supports PostgreSQL on Linux, Kubernetes, and cloud providers. The following table shows the PostgreSQL versions supported and the Bindplane version that introduced support:

| PostgreSQL Version | Bindplane Version |
| ------------------ | ----------------- |
| 14                 | All versions      |
| 15                 | All versions      |
| 16                 | All versions      |
| 17                 | v1.94.3+          |

#### Linux

This guide will not cover the installation of PostgreSQL on Linux. Please refer to the [PostgreSQL documentation](https://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/) for installation instructions.

#### Kubernetes

Operating PostgreSQL on Kubernetes is supported but not recommended. If you must run\
PostgreSQL on Kubernetes, [CloudNativePG](https://cloudnative-pg.io/) operator is recommended.

Take care when operating stateful applications on Kubernetes. Stateful applications require\
persistent storage.

#### Cloud Provider

* [Google Cloud SQL](https://cloud.google.com/sql?hl=en)
* [Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://aws.amazon.com/rds/)
* [Azure Database for PostgreSQL](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/postgresql)


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