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Connection URLs

Postico supports using connection URLs for connecting to PostgreSQL servers.

A typical connection URL might look like this:

postgresql://jakob@localhost/marketing

This URL would connect to a server running locally (localhost), with user name "jakob", and connect to the database "marketing"

What you can do with connection URLs

URL Schemes supported by Postico

Postico opens URLs with any of the following schemes:

postgres and postgresql can both be used for direct connections to PostgreSQL servers.

redshift is provided as an alternative for connecting to Amazon Redshift clusters. Postico treats it the same as postgres:

postico: is an alternative url scheme that you can use if you have multiple apps that support postgres: URLs, but want to open Postico specifically

postgres+ssh: can be used to connect to a PostgreSQL server via an SSH tunnel (see examples)

Example URLs

Supported Query Parameters

nickname
A nick name for the connection. Can be used when creating a new favorite, or when updating an existing favorite.
uuid
A UUID in standard format for the favorite. If none is provided, a random UUID will be generated. This is useful if you want to update the favorite later, but want to allow changing the nickname manually. Example: e6ad04c5-9ebb-4e5c-95d0-9c634f373c83
dbname
The database name to connect to.
host
The host name of the dataase server.
user
The user name for the dataase server
password
The password for the dataase server
port
The port number that the database is running on. Default is 5432
ssh_enabled
Can be 'true' or 'false'. Wheter to connect via SSH tunnel or not.
ssh_host
The host name of the SSH server.
ssh_port
The port of the SSH server. Default is 22
ssh_user
The username for authenticating with the SSH server.
ssh_password
The password for the SSH server.
ssh_private_key_path
Provide the path to a private key file for authenticating to an SSH server.
create_favorite
Can be 'true' or 'false'. Default 'true'. Whether to automatically create a favorite when no matching favorite was found. If you set this to 'false', Postico will connect to the URL without creating a favorite. This avoids cluttering the Favorites window if you use many different connections, but it also disables some features that rely on favorites, like query history.
connect_favorite
Can be 'true' or 'false'. Default 'true'. When this is true, Postico immediately connects to the favorite corresponding to the URL. When it is false, Postico only shows the favorite in the favorite window, but does not connect.