» PostgreSQL Requirements for Terraform Enterprise

To use an external PostgreSQL database with Terraform Enterprise, the following requirements must be met:

  • A PostgreSQL server such as Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL or a PostgreSQL-compatible server such as Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL must be used.
  • The PostgreSQL server version must be one of the following:
    • 10.x, 11.x, 12.x
  • A PostgreSQL user must be created with the following permissions on the database:
    • The ability to create, modify, and read all tables and indices on all schemas within the database. Usually this is granted if the user is an owner of the database.
    • The ability to create extensions. If it is not feasible to have a user with the "CREATE EXTENSION" privilege, then refer to the Creating Extensions section below for information on creating the necessary extensions.
  • The rails, vault, and registry PostgreSQL schemas must be created on the database. In Terraform Enterprise v201911-1 and later, these schemas will be automatically created if they do not already exist. For Terraform Enterprise v201910-1 and earlier, these schemas must be manually created as detailed in the Creating Schemas section below.

» Creating Schemas

If installing Terraform Enterprise v201910-1 or earlier, the database schemas must be manually created. To create database schemas manually, the CREATE SCHEMA command can be used. Execute the following snippet on the PostgreSQL database to create the required database schemas manually:

CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS rails;
CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS vault;
CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS registry;

» Creating Extensions

If the configured PostgreSQL user does not have permission to create PostgreSQL extensions (i.e. is not a superuser), then run the following SQL commands to create the proper extensions:

CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "hstore" WITH SCHEMA "rails";
CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "uuid-ossp" WITH SCHEMA "rails";
CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "citext" WITH SCHEMA "registry";

» Connection Parameters

When providing optional extra keyword parameters for the database connection, note an additional restriction on the sslmode parameter is that only the require, verify-full, verify-ca, and disable values are allowed. The default value of sslmode is set to require with External Services installation or disable with Demo installation.

» PostgreSQL 9.5 to 12 Upgrade

In Terraform Enterprise v202103-1, the internally-managed PostgreSQL server has been upgraded from PostgreSQL 9.5 to PostgreSQL 12. This change only affects mounted disk and proof of concept installations.

For more details, consult the v202103-1 release notes.