pgAdmin
Description
pgAdmin is the most popular and feature‑rich open source administration and development platform for PostgreSQL. This deployment provides a secure, containerized pgAdmin instance complete with optional OAuth2 proxy support for enhanced authentication. It is built for both developers and database administrators who want an easy‐to‐use web interface to manage multiple PostgreSQL servers.
Overview
This Docker Compose deployment uses Ansible automation to launch pgAdmin together with necessary network and volume configurations. It enables you to centrally manage your PostgreSQL databases with the following core software features:
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Intuitive Web UI:
Access a modern, responsive, and highly customizable dashboard to manage your PostgreSQL servers. -
Multi‑Server Management:
Connect to and administer multiple PostgreSQL instances from a single interface. -
Optional OAuth2 Integration:
Secure your pgAdmin access by integrating an external OAuth2 provider. -
Robust Connectivity:
Easily manage database configurations, user accounts, and monitor query activity with built‑in health checks. -
Flexible Configuration:
Adjust settings such as SSL options, port numbers, and server credentials through environment variables and templated configuration files.
Cosmos
The diagram places pgAdmin in the Infinito.Nexus cosmos: the components it deploys (capabilities), the central services it consumes (dependencies), and its outward reach (federation and bridged external networks).
flowchart LR
subgraph deps [Dependencies]
dep_svc_bkp_volume_2_local["svc-bkp-volume-2-local 💻"]
dep_svc_db_postgres["svc-db-postgres 🐳🐝"]
dep_svc_net_tor["svc-net-tor 🐳🐝"]
dep_web_app_dashboard["web-app-dashboard 🐳🐝"]
dep_web_app_keycloak["web-app-keycloak 🐳🐝"]
dep_web_app_matomo["web-app-matomo 🐳🐝"]
dep_web_app_prometheus["web-app-prometheus 🐳🐝"]
dep_web_app_stalwart["web-app-stalwart 🐳🐝"]
dep_web_svc_css["web-svc-css 💻"]
dep_web_svc_logout["web-svc-logout 🐳🐝"]
end
subgraph role [web-app-pgadmin 🐳🐝]
svc_pgadmin["pgadmin"]
svc_logout["logout"]
svc_dashboard["dashboard"]
svc_matomo["matomo"]
svc_email["email"]
svc_postgres["postgres"]
svc_sso["sso"]
svc_css["css"]
svc_prometheus["prometheus"]
svc_tor["tor"]
svc_container_backup["container_backup"]
end
dep_svc_bkp_volume_2_local -. "0..1" .-> svc_container_backup
dep_svc_db_postgres -. "0..1" .-> svc_postgres
dep_svc_net_tor -. "0..1" .-> svc_tor
dep_web_app_dashboard -. "0..1" .-> svc_dashboard
dep_web_app_keycloak -. "0..1" .-> svc_sso
dep_web_app_matomo -. "0..1" .-> svc_matomo
dep_web_app_prometheus -. "0..1" .-> svc_prometheus
dep_web_app_stalwart -. "0..1" .-> svc_email
dep_web_svc_css -. "0..1" .-> svc_css
dep_web_svc_logout -. "0..1" .-> svc_logout
Solid 1:1 edges are fixed relationships; dashed 0..1 edges are conditional (enabled only in matching deployments); red 0..0 edges are turned off in this role. Node markers show the role's deploy modes (💻 host, 🐳 compose, 🐝 swarm); ❌ marks a service that is explicitly turned off, and ⚙️ an Ansible role dependency declared in meta/main.yml.
Features
- Automated provisioning: Configured by Ansible without manual steps.
Quick Setup
Development
Clone, set up the workstation, and deploy pgAdmin onto the local stack:
git clone https://github.com/infinito-nexus/core.git
cd core
make onboard
make compose-deploy mode=reinstall apps=web-app-pgadmin full_cycle=false
Production
Run the published image to provision the inventory and deploy pgAdmin to a managed server (the mounted volume persists the inventory):
APP=web-app-pgadmin
HOST=<your-server>
DOMAIN=<your-domain>
TLS_MODE=self_signed
SSH_PUBLIC_KEY="<your-ssh-public-key>"
docker run --rm -it \
-v "$PWD/inventories:/etc/infinito.nexus/inventories" \
-e APP="$APP" -e HOST="$HOST" -e DOMAIN="$DOMAIN" -e TLS_MODE="$TLS_MODE" -e SSH_PUBLIC_KEY="$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY" \
ghcr.io/infinito-nexus/core/debian bash -c '
INVENTORY=/etc/infinito.nexus/inventories/production
infinito administration inventory provision "$INVENTORY" \
--inventory-file "$INVENTORY/devices.yml" \
--host "$HOST" \
--include "$APP" \
--vars "{\"TLS_MODE\": \"$TLS_MODE\", \"DOMAIN_PRIMARY\": \"$DOMAIN\", \"users\": {\"administrator\": {\"authorized_keys\": [\"$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY\"]}}}" &&
infinito administration deploy dedicated "$INVENTORY/devices.yml" \
--password-file "$INVENTORY/.password" \
--diff -vv'
Other Resources
Persona contract opt-outs
pgAdmin's own login id is the account e-mail PGADMIN_DEFAULT_EMAIL (templates/env.j2, vars/main.yml), not the Keycloak administrator username, so the administrator persona has no in-app credential once it is through the oauth2-proxy. meta/services.yml additionally admits only the web-app-pgadmin administrator RBAC group to that proxy (sso.oauth2.allowed_groups), and biber carries an empty role list, so it is denied before pgAdmin is reached. templates/playwright.env.j2 therefore declares PERSONA_BIBER_BLOCKED=true and PERSONA_ADMINISTRATOR_BLOCKED=true; the guest persona and the baseline assertions run unconditionally.
Credits
Implemented by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Part of the Infinito.Nexus Project and maintained by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Licensed under the Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial).