Postgresqlco.nf: PostgreSQL Configuration for Humans

In plain words

Postgresqlco.nf is a tool that simplifies PostgreSQL configuration by presenting settings in a human-readable format. Designed for database administrators and developers working with PostgreSQL, it makes it easier to understand and adjust database parameters without needing to decipher complex configuration syntax. The tool translates technical PostgreSQL settings into clearer language, helping users configure their databases more efficiently and with greater confidence in their choices.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

PostgresqlCO.NF ( CONF for short) is your postgresql.conf documentation and ultimate recommendations' source. Our mission is to help you tune and optimize all of your PostgreSQL configuration. With around 290 configuration parameters in postgresql.conf (and counting), it is definitely a difficult task! We aim to make PostgreSQL configuration accessible for HUMANS. CONF is, according to our users, “ literally the best Postgres configuration reference ever created. ” Have you tried https://t.co/GuARgAZX1v by @ongresinc ? I use it daily, literally. It's the best Postgres configuration reference ever created. Recently redesigned. I'm not a big fan of the new color schema, but I do like tiny…from ongres.com

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