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Updated on 2023-06-19 GMT+08:00
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Connecting to an RDS for PostgreSQL Instance Through the GUI

You can use the pgAdmin client to connect to an RDS DB instance.

The pgAdmin version must be 4 or later.

Procedure

  1. Start pgAdmin.
  2. In the displayed login window, right-click Servers and choose Register > Server from the shortcut menu.

    Figure 1 Servers

  3. On the General page, specify Name. On the Connection page, specify information about the DB instance to be connected. Then, click Save.

    Figure 2 General
    Figure 3 Connection

    Parameter description:

    • Host name/address: indicates the IP address of the DB instance you want to connect to. If you connect to a DB instance through a floating IP address, enter the floating IP address displayed in the Connection Information area on the Basic Information page of your DB instance. If you connect to a DB instance through an EIP, enter the EIP of your DB instance.
    • Port: indicates the database port. By default, the value is 5432.
    • Username: indicates the username. By default, the value is root.
    • Password: indicates the password of the target database username.

  4. In the login window, check that the connection information is correct. The target DB instance is successfully connected.
Parent topic: Instance Connection