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Dev tools · November 29, 2023

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pgxman – npm for Postgres extensions

pgxman is npm for Postgres extensions, simplifying the discovery and use of extensions so you can easily enhance your applications. Installing and updating Postgres extensions is an uphill battle. You're left searching for the right build tools and grappling with often unclear and incomplete compiling instructions to even try one out. But with pgxman, we've streamlined the process to one simple step: pgxman install [extension name]. For example, to build parquet_s3_fdw manually, you'd need to: 1. Download the parquet_s3_fdw source code; 2. Figure out how to build it by looking at README.…

pgxman – npm for Postgres extensions launched on November 29, 2023 with 81 votes, #1,032 of 4,333 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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In plain words

pgxman is a package manager for Postgres extensions that simplifies installation and discovery. Instead of manually downloading source code, identifying build tools, and resolving dependencies, users can install extensions with a single command: pgxman install [extension name]. The tool is designed for developers and database administrators who want to enhance their Postgres applications without the complexity of traditional compilation workflows.

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pgxman is npm for Postgres extensions, simplifying the discovery and use of extensions so you can easily enhance your applications. Installing and updating Postgres extensions is an uphill battle. You're left searching for the right build tools and grappling with often unclear and incomplete compiling instructions to…

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