Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Create a connection to PostgreSQL Database

Learn to create a connection to supported PostgreSQL databases to use as a source or target with OCI GoldenGate.

Before you begin

Create the connection

Learn to create a connection to PostgreSQL Server databases to use as a source or target with OCI GoldenGate.

To create a PostgreSQL Server connection:
  1. From the OCI GoldenGate Overview page, click Connections.
    You can also click Create Connection under the Get started section and skip to step 3.
  2. On the Connections page, click Create Connection.
  3. On the Create Connection page, complete the fields as follows:
    1. For Name, enter a name for the connection.
    2. (Optional) For Description, enter a description that helps you distinguish this connection from others.
    3. For Compartment, select the compartment in which to create the connection.
    4. From the Type dropdown, under PostgreSQL, select PostgreSQL Server.
    5. For Database name, enter the PostgreSQL Server database name.
    6. Enter the PostgreSQL Server database host and port in the Host and Port fields.
      Note

      If you enter a private IP, then OCI GoldenGate rewrites the private IP in the format, ip-10-0-0-0.ociggsvc.oracle.vcn.com.
    7. For Database username, enter the PostgreSQL Server database username.
    8. For Database user password secret in <compartment-name>, select a password secret from the dropdown or click Change compartment to select one in a different compartment.
      Note

      If you're not using password secrets, ensure that you deselect Use secrets in vault in the Settings tab under Advanced Options, located at the bottom of this form.
    9. For Security protocol, select from the following options:
      • Plain
      • TLS, and then select the SSL mode
      • MTLS, and then select the SSL mode
    10. For Network connectivity, select a Traffic routing method:
      • Shared endpoint, to share an endpoint with the assigned deployment. You must allow connectivity from the deployment's ingress IP.
      • Dedicated endpoint, for network traffic through a dedicated endpoint in the assigned subnet in your VCN. You must allow connectivity from this connection's ingress IPs.
        Note

        • If a dedicated connection remains unassigned for seven days, then the service converts it to a shared connection.
        • Learn more about Oracle GoldenGate connectivity.
    11. Expand Show advanced options. You can configure the following options:
      • Security
        • Select Use Oracle-managed encryption key to leave all encryption key management to Oracle.
        • Select Use customer-managed encryption key to select a specific encryption key stored in your OCI Vault to encrypt your connection credentials.
      • Settings
        • Select Use vault secrets to use a password secret for your connection.
      • Connection attributes: Add optional attributes to the connection.
      • Tags: Add tags to organize your resources.
  4. Click Create.
After the connection is created, it appears in the Connections list. Ensure that you assign the connection to a deployment to use it as a source or target in a replication.