Help Center> Relational Database Service> Best Practices> RDS for PostgreSQL> Performing Basic Operations Using pgAdmin> Connecting to an RDS for PostgreSQL Instance
Updated on 2024-07-08 GMT+08:00
View PDF

Connecting to an RDS for PostgreSQL Instance

pgAdmin is an administration and development tool for PostgreSQL. Using pgAdmin, you can connect to specific databases from your clients, create tables, and run simple and complex SQL statements. It can be used on Windows, Linux, macOS, and other operating systems. The latest version of pgAdmin is based on the browser/server (B/S) architecture.

This section describes how to use pgAdmin to connect to an RDS for PostgreSQL instance and create databases and tables. pgAdmin4-4.17 is used as an example in this section.

For more information, see the pgAdmin documentation.

Procedure

  1. Obtain the pgAdmin installation package.

    Download the pgAdmin installation package for Windows from the pgAdmin official website.

  2. Double-click the installation package and complete the installation as instructed.
  3. Start the pgAdmin client after the installation.
  4. Use pgAdmin to access your RDS for PostgreSQL instance by referring to Connecting to a DB Instance Through pgAdmin.