# Administrate PostgreSQL servers with pgAdmin

PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system with over 30 years of active development that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, feature robustness, and performance.

pgAdmin is the most popular and feature rich Open Source administration and development platform for PostgreSQL, the most advanced Open Source database in the world.

This documentation is valid for pgAdmin 4.5+

# First application start

  1. Login with the default user

Pgadmin Login 01

  1. Go to user management

Pgadmin Users 01

  1. Create a new admin user

Pgadmin Users 02

  1. Logout
  2. Login with the new admin and go to user management

Pgadmin Users 02

  1. Delete default user

Pgadmin Users 03

# Add an existing server

  1. Right click on Servers > Create > Server

Pgadmin Server Add 01

  1. In General tab, define a name for the server

Pgadmin Server Add 02

  1. In Connection tab, add hostname or address, username and password

Pgadmin Server Add 03

  1. Save configuration, the server is automatically created

Pgadmin Server Add 04