Machine Learning Model Metadata Storage on PostgreSQL

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To store metadata for a machine learning model in a PostgreSQL database using Pulumi, we will need to provision a few resources. Here are the primary steps:

1. Create a PostgreSQL server if we don't already have one. This involves setting up an instance with the necessary compute and storage resources.
2. Create a PostgreSQL database on that server where the metadata will be stored.
3. Define the schema for the model metadata. This typically involves creating a table with appropriate columns to store information such as model name, version, parameters, metrics, etc.

For the purpose of this example, I will assume that we are using AWS RDS to create a PostgreSQL instance. We'll use the Pulumi with the `pulumi_aws` package to set up these resources. The goals of the following Pulumi Python script include:

- Provision an AWS RDS PostgreSQL instance.
- Set up a PostgreSQL database on this instance.
- Describe how you might go about setting up the schema within your database (though actual SQL statements for schema creation will be beyond the scope of Pulumi and you would use SQL commands or a database migration tool for this).

Here is how to accomplish this with Pulumi in Python:

```python
import pulumi
import pulumi_aws as aws

# Define the variables for your database.
# In a production scenario, you should not hardcode the password and other sensitive information.
postgres_username = 'postgres_admin'
postgres_password = 'your_password_here' # This should be secret and not hardcoded
db_name = 'ml_model_metadata'

# Create a new security group for the RDS instance to control who can access it.
security_group = aws.ec2.SecurityGroup('rds-sec-group',
    description='Enable PostgreSQL access',
    ingress=[
        {
            'protocol': 'tcp',
            'from_port': 5432,
            'to_port': 5432,
            'cidr_blocks': ['0.0.0.0/0'],  # This is highly insecure; in a real scenario, you'd restrict the source IP range.
        },
    ]
)

# Create an RDS instance for PostgreSQL.
rds_instance = aws.rds.Instance('rds-postgres-instance', 
    allocated_storage=20,
    storage_type='gp2',
    engine='postgres',
    engine_version='12.4',
    instance_class='db.t2.micro',
    name=db_name,
    username=postgres_username,
    password=postgres_password,
    vpc_security_group_ids=[security_group.id],
)

# Output the address and the name of the RDS instance to access it later.
pulumi.export('rds_instance_address', rds_instance.address)
pulumi.export('rds_instance_name', rds_instance.db_name)

```

Before running this program, install the `pulumi_aws` package using pip:

```bash
pip install pulumi_aws
```

After running `pulumi up`, you will have a PostgreSQL database hosted on AWS RDS. You'll see the database endpoint and name as output in your Pulumi stack, which can be used to connect to the database. The SQL statements for creating the database schema should be handled separately, for example, by using a tool like Flyway or by running SQL commands directly.

Remember, managing your database configuration and schema is a delicate task, and it's essential to handle sensitive data (like your database password) securely. In practice, you should store such sensitive information in a secure store like AWS Secrets Manager or Pulumi's secret management and access them using Pulumi's configuration system.

It's also important to note that the security group in this example allows all IP addresses to access the RDS instance, which is not secure. You should adjust the ingress rules to allow access only from specific, trusted IP ranges.

As for the schema for the machine learning model metadata, it will depend on the specific metadata you need to store. Typical information might include the model name, version, input and output schemas, metrics (like accuracy, precision, recall), and other model-related metadata. You would typically craft a SQL `CREATE TABLE` statement with the necessary columns to hold this data.