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    Manages a PostgreSQL Database within a PostgreSQL Server

    Example Usage

    using Pulumi;
    using Azure = Pulumi.Azure;
    
    class MyStack : Stack
    {
        public MyStack()
        {
            var exampleResourceGroup = new Azure.Core.ResourceGroup("exampleResourceGroup", new Azure.Core.ResourceGroupArgs
            {
                Location = "West Europe",
            });
            var exampleServer = new Azure.PostgreSql.Server("exampleServer", new Azure.PostgreSql.ServerArgs
            {
                Location = exampleResourceGroup.Location,
                ResourceGroupName = exampleResourceGroup.Name,
                SkuName = "B_Gen5_2",
                StorageMb = 5120,
                BackupRetentionDays = 7,
                GeoRedundantBackupEnabled = false,
                AutoGrowEnabled = true,
                AdministratorLogin = "psqladmin",
                AdministratorLoginPassword = "H@Sh1CoR3!",
                Version = "9.5",
                SslEnforcementEnabled = true,
            });
            var exampleDatabase = new Azure.PostgreSql.Database("exampleDatabase", new Azure.PostgreSql.DatabaseArgs
            {
                ResourceGroupName = exampleResourceGroup.Name,
                ServerName = exampleServer.Name,
                Charset = "UTF8",
                Collation = "English_United States.1252",
            });
        }
    
    }
    
    package main
    
    import (
    	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi-azure/sdk/v4/go/azure/core"
    	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi-azure/sdk/v4/go/azure/postgresql"
    	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/v3/go/pulumi"
    )
    
    func main() {
    	pulumi.Run(func(ctx *pulumi.Context) error {
    		exampleResourceGroup, err := core.NewResourceGroup(ctx, "exampleResourceGroup", &core.ResourceGroupArgs{
    			Location: pulumi.String("West Europe"),
    		})
    		if err != nil {
    			return err
    		}
    		exampleServer, err := postgresql.NewServer(ctx, "exampleServer", &postgresql.ServerArgs{
    			Location:                   exampleResourceGroup.Location,
    			ResourceGroupName:          exampleResourceGroup.Name,
    			SkuName:                    pulumi.String("B_Gen5_2"),
    			StorageMb:                  pulumi.Int(5120),
    			BackupRetentionDays:        pulumi.Int(7),
    			GeoRedundantBackupEnabled:  pulumi.Bool(false),
    			AutoGrowEnabled:            pulumi.Bool(true),
    			AdministratorLogin:         pulumi.String("psqladmin"),
    			AdministratorLoginPassword: pulumi.String("H@Sh1CoR3!"),
    			Version:                    pulumi.String("9.5"),
    			SslEnforcementEnabled:      pulumi.Bool(true),
    		})
    		if err != nil {
    			return err
    		}
    		_, err = postgresql.NewDatabase(ctx, "exampleDatabase", &postgresql.DatabaseArgs{
    			ResourceGroupName: exampleResourceGroup.Name,
    			ServerName:        exampleServer.Name,
    			Charset:           pulumi.String("UTF8"),
    			Collation:         pulumi.String("English_United States.1252"),
    		})
    		if err != nil {
    			return err
    		}
    		return nil
    	})
    }
    

    Example coming soon!

    import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";
    import * as azure from "@pulumi/azure";
    
    const exampleResourceGroup = new azure.core.ResourceGroup("exampleResourceGroup", {location: "West Europe"});
    const exampleServer = new azure.postgresql.Server("exampleServer", {
        location: exampleResourceGroup.location,
        resourceGroupName: exampleResourceGroup.name,
        skuName: "B_Gen5_2",
        storageMb: 5120,
        backupRetentionDays: 7,
        geoRedundantBackupEnabled: false,
        autoGrowEnabled: true,
        administratorLogin: "psqladmin",
        administratorLoginPassword: "H@Sh1CoR3!",
        version: "9.5",
        sslEnforcementEnabled: true,
    });
    const exampleDatabase = new azure.postgresql.Database("exampleDatabase", {
        resourceGroupName: exampleResourceGroup.name,
        serverName: exampleServer.name,
        charset: "UTF8",
        collation: "English_United States.1252",
    });
    
    import pulumi
    import pulumi_azure as azure
    
    example_resource_group = azure.core.ResourceGroup("exampleResourceGroup", location="West Europe")
    example_server = azure.postgresql.Server("exampleServer",
        location=example_resource_group.location,
        resource_group_name=example_resource_group.name,
        sku_name="B_Gen5_2",
        storage_mb=5120,
        backup_retention_days=7,
        geo_redundant_backup_enabled=False,
        auto_grow_enabled=True,
        administrator_login="psqladmin",
        administrator_login_password="H@Sh1CoR3!",
        version="9.5",
        ssl_enforcement_enabled=True)
    example_database = azure.postgresql.Database("exampleDatabase",
        resource_group_name=example_resource_group.name,
        server_name=example_server.name,
        charset="UTF8",
        collation="English_United States.1252")
    

    Example coming soon!

    Create Database Resource

    Resources are created with functions called constructors. To learn more about declaring and configuring resources, see Resources.

    Constructor syntax

    new Database(name: string, args: DatabaseArgs, opts?: CustomResourceOptions);
    @overload
    def Database(resource_name: str,
                 args: DatabaseArgs,
                 opts: Optional[ResourceOptions] = None)
    
    @overload
    def Database(resource_name: str,
                 opts: Optional[ResourceOptions] = None,
                 charset: Optional[str] = None,
                 collation: Optional[str] = None,
                 resource_group_name: Optional[str] = None,
                 server_name: Optional[str] = None,
                 name: Optional[str] = None)
    func NewDatabase(ctx *Context, name string, args DatabaseArgs, opts ...ResourceOption) (*Database, error)
    public Database(string name, DatabaseArgs args, CustomResourceOptions? opts = null)
    public Database(String name, DatabaseArgs args)
    public Database(String name, DatabaseArgs args, CustomResourceOptions options)
    
    type: azure:postgresql:Database
    properties: # The arguments to resource properties.
    options: # Bag of options to control resource's behavior.
    
    

    Parameters

    name string
    The unique name of the resource.
    args DatabaseArgs
    The arguments to resource properties.
    opts CustomResourceOptions
    Bag of options to control resource's behavior.
    resource_name str
    The unique name of the resource.
    args DatabaseArgs
    The arguments to resource properties.
    opts ResourceOptions
    Bag of options to control resource's behavior.
    ctx Context
    Context object for the current deployment.
    name string
    The unique name of the resource.
    args DatabaseArgs
    The arguments to resource properties.
    opts ResourceOption
    Bag of options to control resource's behavior.
    name string
    The unique name of the resource.
    args DatabaseArgs
    The arguments to resource properties.
    opts CustomResourceOptions
    Bag of options to control resource's behavior.
    name String
    The unique name of the resource.
    args DatabaseArgs
    The arguments to resource properties.
    options CustomResourceOptions
    Bag of options to control resource's behavior.

    Constructor example

    The following reference example uses placeholder values for all input properties.

    var exampledatabaseResourceResourceFromPostgresqldatabase = new Azure.PostgreSql.Database("exampledatabaseResourceResourceFromPostgresqldatabase", new()
    {
        Charset = "string",
        Collation = "string",
        ResourceGroupName = "string",
        ServerName = "string",
        Name = "string",
    });
    
    example, err := postgresql.NewDatabase(ctx, "exampledatabaseResourceResourceFromPostgresqldatabase", &postgresql.DatabaseArgs{
    	Charset:           pulumi.String("string"),
    	Collation:         pulumi.String("string"),
    	ResourceGroupName: pulumi.String("string"),
    	ServerName:        pulumi.String("string"),
    	Name:              pulumi.String("string"),
    })
    
    var exampledatabaseResourceResourceFromPostgresqldatabase = new com.pulumi.azure.postgresql.Database("exampledatabaseResourceResourceFromPostgresqldatabase", com.pulumi.azure.postgresql.DatabaseArgs.builder()
        .charset("string")
        .collation("string")
        .resourceGroupName("string")
        .serverName("string")
        .name("string")
        .build());
    
    exampledatabase_resource_resource_from_postgresqldatabase = azure.postgresql.Database("exampledatabaseResourceResourceFromPostgresqldatabase",
        charset="string",
        collation="string",
        resource_group_name="string",
        server_name="string",
        name="string")
    
    const exampledatabaseResourceResourceFromPostgresqldatabase = new azure.postgresql.Database("exampledatabaseResourceResourceFromPostgresqldatabase", {
        charset: "string",
        collation: "string",
        resourceGroupName: "string",
        serverName: "string",
        name: "string",
    });
    
    type: azure:postgresql:Database
    properties:
        charset: string
        collation: string
        name: string
        resourceGroupName: string
        serverName: string
    

    Database Resource Properties

    To learn more about resource properties and how to use them, see Inputs and Outputs in the Architecture and Concepts docs.

    Inputs

    In Python, inputs that are objects can be passed either as argument classes or as dictionary literals.

    The Database resource accepts the following input properties:

    Charset string
    Specifies the Charset for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Charset. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    Collation string
    Specifies the Collation for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Collation. Note that Microsoft uses different notation - en-US instead of en_US. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    ResourceGroupName string
    The name of the resource group in which the PostgreSQL Server exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    ServerName string
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Server. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    Name string
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL identifier. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    Charset string
    Specifies the Charset for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Charset. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    Collation string
    Specifies the Collation for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Collation. Note that Microsoft uses different notation - en-US instead of en_US. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    ResourceGroupName string
    The name of the resource group in which the PostgreSQL Server exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    ServerName string
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Server. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    Name string
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL identifier. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    charset String
    Specifies the Charset for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Charset. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    collation String
    Specifies the Collation for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Collation. Note that Microsoft uses different notation - en-US instead of en_US. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    resourceGroupName String
    The name of the resource group in which the PostgreSQL Server exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    serverName String
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Server. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    name String
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL identifier. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    charset string
    Specifies the Charset for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Charset. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    collation string
    Specifies the Collation for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Collation. Note that Microsoft uses different notation - en-US instead of en_US. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    resourceGroupName string
    The name of the resource group in which the PostgreSQL Server exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    serverName string
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Server. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    name string
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL identifier. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    charset str
    Specifies the Charset for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Charset. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    collation str
    Specifies the Collation for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Collation. Note that Microsoft uses different notation - en-US instead of en_US. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    resource_group_name str
    The name of the resource group in which the PostgreSQL Server exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    server_name str
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Server. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    name str
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL identifier. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    charset String
    Specifies the Charset for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Charset. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    collation String
    Specifies the Collation for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Collation. Note that Microsoft uses different notation - en-US instead of en_US. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    resourceGroupName String
    The name of the resource group in which the PostgreSQL Server exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    serverName String
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Server. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    name String
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL identifier. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.

    Outputs

    All input properties are implicitly available as output properties. Additionally, the Database resource produces the following output properties:

    Id string
    The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
    Id string
    The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
    id String
    The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
    id string
    The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
    id str
    The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
    id String
    The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.

    Look up Existing Database Resource

    Get an existing Database resource’s state with the given name, ID, and optional extra properties used to qualify the lookup.

    public static get(name: string, id: Input<ID>, state?: DatabaseState, opts?: CustomResourceOptions): Database
    @staticmethod
    def get(resource_name: str,
            id: str,
            opts: Optional[ResourceOptions] = None,
            charset: Optional[str] = None,
            collation: Optional[str] = None,
            name: Optional[str] = None,
            resource_group_name: Optional[str] = None,
            server_name: Optional[str] = None) -> Database
    func GetDatabase(ctx *Context, name string, id IDInput, state *DatabaseState, opts ...ResourceOption) (*Database, error)
    public static Database Get(string name, Input<string> id, DatabaseState? state, CustomResourceOptions? opts = null)
    public static Database get(String name, Output<String> id, DatabaseState state, CustomResourceOptions options)
    resources:  _:    type: azure:postgresql:Database    get:      id: ${id}
    name
    The unique name of the resulting resource.
    id
    The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
    state
    Any extra arguments used during the lookup.
    opts
    A bag of options that control this resource's behavior.
    resource_name
    The unique name of the resulting resource.
    id
    The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
    name
    The unique name of the resulting resource.
    id
    The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
    state
    Any extra arguments used during the lookup.
    opts
    A bag of options that control this resource's behavior.
    name
    The unique name of the resulting resource.
    id
    The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
    state
    Any extra arguments used during the lookup.
    opts
    A bag of options that control this resource's behavior.
    name
    The unique name of the resulting resource.
    id
    The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
    state
    Any extra arguments used during the lookup.
    opts
    A bag of options that control this resource's behavior.
    The following state arguments are supported:
    Charset string
    Specifies the Charset for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Charset. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    Collation string
    Specifies the Collation for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Collation. Note that Microsoft uses different notation - en-US instead of en_US. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    Name string
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL identifier. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    ResourceGroupName string
    The name of the resource group in which the PostgreSQL Server exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    ServerName string
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Server. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    Charset string
    Specifies the Charset for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Charset. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    Collation string
    Specifies the Collation for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Collation. Note that Microsoft uses different notation - en-US instead of en_US. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    Name string
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL identifier. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    ResourceGroupName string
    The name of the resource group in which the PostgreSQL Server exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    ServerName string
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Server. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    charset String
    Specifies the Charset for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Charset. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    collation String
    Specifies the Collation for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Collation. Note that Microsoft uses different notation - en-US instead of en_US. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    name String
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL identifier. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    resourceGroupName String
    The name of the resource group in which the PostgreSQL Server exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    serverName String
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Server. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    charset string
    Specifies the Charset for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Charset. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    collation string
    Specifies the Collation for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Collation. Note that Microsoft uses different notation - en-US instead of en_US. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    name string
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL identifier. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    resourceGroupName string
    The name of the resource group in which the PostgreSQL Server exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    serverName string
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Server. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    charset str
    Specifies the Charset for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Charset. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    collation str
    Specifies the Collation for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Collation. Note that Microsoft uses different notation - en-US instead of en_US. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    name str
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL identifier. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    resource_group_name str
    The name of the resource group in which the PostgreSQL Server exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    server_name str
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Server. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    charset String
    Specifies the Charset for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Charset. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    collation String
    Specifies the Collation for the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL Collation. Note that Microsoft uses different notation - en-US instead of en_US. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    name String
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Database, which needs to be a valid PostgreSQL identifier. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    resourceGroupName String
    The name of the resource group in which the PostgreSQL Server exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
    serverName String
    Specifies the name of the PostgreSQL Server. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.

    Import

    PostgreSQL Database’s can be imported using the resource id, e.g.

     $ pulumi import azure:postgresql/database:Database database1 /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/mygroup1/providers/Microsoft.DBforPostgreSQL/servers/server1/databases/database1
    

    To learn more about importing existing cloud resources, see Importing resources.

    Package Details

    Repository
    Azure Classic pulumi/pulumi-azure
    License
    Apache-2.0
    Notes
    This Pulumi package is based on the azurerm Terraform Provider.
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