github.com/sosedoff/pgweb

pgweb

Simple web-based and cross platform PostgreSQL database explorer.

Overview

Pgweb is a web-based database explorer for PostgreSQL, written in Go, and works on Mac, Linux and Windows machines. Distributed as a simple binary with zero dependencies. Very easy to use and packs just the right amount of features.

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Features

• Cross-platform: Mac/Linux/Windows (64bit).
• Simple installation (distributed as a single binary).
• Zero dependencies.
• Works with PostgreSQL 9.1+.
• Supports native SSH tunnels.
• Multiple database sessions.
• Execute and analyze custom SQL queries.
• Table and query data export to CSV/JSON/XML.
• Query history.
• Server bookmarks.

Visit WIKI for more details.

Demo

Visit https://pgweb-demo.fly.dev/ to see Pgweb in action.

Installation

• Precompiled binaries for supported operating systems are available.
• More installation options

Usage

Start server:

pgweb

You can also provide connection flags:

pgweb --host localhost --user myuser --db mydb

Connection URL scheme is also supported:

pgweb --url postgres://user:password@host:port/database?sslmode=[mode]
pgweb --url "postgres:///database?host=/absolute/path/to/unix/socket/dir"

Multiple database sessions

To enable multiple database sessions in pgweb, start the server with:

pgweb --sessions

Or set environment variable:

PGWEB_SESSIONS=1 pgweb

Testing

Before running tests, make sure you have PostgreSQL server running on localhost:5432 interface. Also, you must have postgres user that could create new databases in your local environment. Pgweb server should not be running at the same time.

Execute test suite:

make test

If you're using Docker locally, you might also run pgweb test suite against all supported PostgreSQL version with a single command:

make test-all

Contribute

• Fork this repository
• Create a new feature branch for a new functionality or bugfix
• Commit your changes
• Execute test suite
• Push your code and open a new pull request
• Use issues for any questions
• Check wiki for extra documentation

License

The MIT License (MIT). See LICENSE file for more details.