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storage-postgres

This repository provides a tailored version of PostgreSQL used as a Storage Plugin for FogLAMP.

Download a tarball with the prepared version of PostgreSQL available here:

The tarball must be extracted in the git main folder.

This is the download and untar example for the x86 platform:

foglamp@foglamp-dev:~$ wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/foglamp/plugins/storage/postgres/pgsql-foglamp-9.6_201608131-x86_64.tgz
--2017-10-10 16:31:41--  https://s3.amazonaws.com/foglamp/plugins/storage/postgres/pgsql-foglamp-9.6_201608131-x86_64.tgz
Resolving s3.amazonaws.com (s3.amazonaws.com)... 52.216.230.125
Connecting to s3.amazonaws.com (s3.amazonaws.com)|52.216.230.125|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 13512593 (13M) [application/gzip]
Saving to: ‘pgsql-foglamp-9.6_201608131-x86_64.tgz’

pgsql-foglamp-9.6_201608131-x86_64.tgz     100%[=====================================================================================>]  12.89M   127KB/s    in 4m 18s

2017-10-10 16:35:59 (51.2 KB/s) - ‘pgsql-foglamp-9.6_201608131-x86_64.tgz’ saved [13512593/13512593]

foglamp@foglamp-dev:~$ cd storage-postgres/
foglamp@foglamp-dev:~/storage-postgres$ tar xzvf ~/pgsql-foglamp-9.6_201608131-x86_64.tgz
pgsql-x86_64/
pgsql-x86_64/share/
...
pgsql-x86_64/lib/libcom_err.so.3
foglamp@foglamp-dev:~/storage-postgres$

Building the Debian Package

There is a script in packages/Debian/bin named make_deb. Once you have downloaded and extracted PostgreSQL for your favorite platform, execute the make_deb script.

foglamp@foglamp-dev:~/storage-postgres$ packages/Debian/bin/make_deb x86
The platform is set as x86_64
The package name is foglamp-storage-postgres-00.01-9.6.201608131-x86_64
Populating the package...Done.
Adding FogLAMP customization...Done.
Building the new package...
dpkg-deb: building package 'foglamp-storage-postgres' in 'foglamp-storage-postgres-00.01-9.6.201608131-x86_64.deb'.
Building Complete.
foglamp@foglamp-dev:~/storage-postgres$

The working directory and the newly built Debian package are in the packages/Debian/build folder:

foglamp@foglamp-dev:~/storage-postgres$ ls -l packages/Debian/build
total 8504
drwxrwxr-x 4 foglamp foglamp    4096 Oct 10 16:48 foglamp-storage-postgres-00.01-9.6.201608131-x86_64
-rw-r--r-- 1 foglamp foglamp 8701188 Oct 10 16:49 foglamp-storage-postgres-00.01-9.6.201608131-x86_64.deb
foglamp@foglamp-dev:~/storage-postgres$

Installing and Uninstalling the Package

Install the PostgreSQL storage layer package as any other Debian package:

foglamp@foglamp-test:~/Downloads$ sudo dpkg -i foglamp-storage-postgres-00.01-9.6.201608131-x86_64.deb
(Reading database ... 126439 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack foglamp-storage-postgres-00.01-9.6.201608131-x86_64.deb ...
Unpacking foglamp-storage-postgres (00.01-9.6.201608131) over (00.01-9.6.201608131) ...
Setting up foglamp-storage-postgres (00.01-9.6.201608131) ...
foglamp@foglamp-test:~/Downloads$

You can check if the packages is already installed and the name of the package with this command:

foglamp@foglamp-test:~/Downloads$ sudo dpkg -l | grep 'foglamp'
ii  foglamp-storage-postgres           00.01-9.6.201608131                        amd64        PostgreSQL Storage Layer Plugin for FogLAMP
foglamp@foglamp-test:~/Downloads$

If you want to uninstall the package, use the usual Debian command:

foglamp@foglamp-test:~/Downloads$ sudo dpkg -r foglamp-storage-postgres
(Reading database ... 126439 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing foglamp-storage-postgres (00.01-9.6.201608131) ...
dpkg: warning: while removing foglamp-storage-postgres, directory '/usr/local' not empty so not removed

Starting, Stopping and Managing the Database Server

By default, the database server is installed in the /usr/local/foglamp/plugins/storage/postgres/pgsql. The data directory, containing the system datafile and the socket file, is /usr/local/foglamp/data/storage/postgres

The script /usr/local/foglamp/plugins/storage/postgres/bin/foglamp.postgres is used to administer the database server.

The script executes these functions:

  • reset: Reset the Database server. With this command, all the data in the database server will be removed.
  • start: Start the Database server
  • status: Check the status of the Database server
  • stop: Stop the Database server
  • restart: Stop and then start the Database server
  • help: Show the help page
foglamp@foglamp-test:/usr/local/foglamp/plugins/storage/postgres/bin$ ./foglamp.postgres init
This script will remove all data stored in the server.
Enter YES if you want to continue: YES
FagLAMP PostgreSQL plugin does not appear to be running.
Cleaning the Root Data directory...
Initializing the Data directory...

WARNING: enabling "trust" authentication for local connections
You can change this by editing pg_hba.conf or using the option -A, or
--auth-local and --auth-host, the next time you run initdb.
FogLAMP PostgreSQL plugin reset.

foglamp@foglamp-test:/usr/local/foglamp/plugins/storage/postgres/bin$ ./foglamp.postgres status
FogLAMP PostgreSQL plugin not running.
foglamp@foglamp-test:/usr/local/foglamp/plugins/storage/postgres/bin$ ./foglamp.postgres start
waiting for server to start..... done
server started
Building the metadata for the FogLAMP Plugin...
Build completed.
foglamp@foglamp-test:/usr/local/foglamp/plugins/storage/postgres/bin$ ./foglamp.postgres status
FogLAMP PostgreSQL plugin running.
foglamp@foglamp-test:/usr/local/foglamp/plugins/storage/postgres/bin$ ./foglamp.postgres stop
waiting for server to shut down.... done
server stopped
foglamp@foglamp-test:/usr/local/foglamp/plugins/storage/postgres/bin$ ./foglamp.postgres status
FogLAMP PostgreSQL plugin not running.
foglamp@foglamp-test:/usr/local/foglamp/plugins/storage/postgres/bin$ ./foglamp.postgres start
waiting for server to start.... done
server started
foglamp@foglamp-test:/usr/local/foglamp/plugins/storage/postgres/bin$

The database is also accessible with the psql command line utility, available in /usr/local/foglamp/plugins/storage/postgres/pgsql/bin.

Please consider the defaults:

  • The socket file is in /usr/local/foglamp/data/storage/postgres
  • The user foglamp (no password)
  • The database is postgres
foglamp@foglamp-test:/usr/local/foglamp/plugins/storage/postgres/pgsql/bin$ /usr/local/foglamp/plugins/storage/postgres/bin/foglamp.postgres start
waiting for server to start.... done
server started
foglamp@foglamp-test:/usr/local/foglamp/plugins/storage/postgres/pgsql/bin$ ./psql -U foglamp postgres -h /usr/local/foglamp/data/storage/postgres
psql.bin (9.6.3)
Type "help" for help.

Cannot read termcap database;
using dumb terminal settings.
postgres=# ^D\q
foglamp@foglamp-test:/usr/local/foglamp/plugins/storage/postgres/pgsql/bin$

Known Issues

Executing psql on ARM

In order to execute psql on ARM, an extra set of libraries must be added to the path:

foglamp@foglamp-dev:~$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/foglamp/plugins/storage/postgres/pgsql/lib:/usr/local/foglamp/plugins/storage/postgres/pgsql/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf
foglamp@foglamp-dev:~$ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
foglamp@foglamp-dev:~$ /usr/local/foglamp/plugins/storage/postgres/pgsql/bin/psql -h /usr/local/foglamp/data/storage/postgres -U foglamp postgres
psql (9.6.3)
Type "help" for help.

postgres=# \q
foglamp@foglamp-dev:~$

This issue will be fixed in the future.

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