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pg_isready — Check the connection status of a PostgreSQL server. More information: <https://www.postgresql.org/do

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Problem

How to use the pg_isready command: Check the connection status of a PostgreSQL server. More information: <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-pg-isready.html>.

Solution

pg_isready — Check the connection status of a PostgreSQL server. More information: <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-pg-isready.html>.

Check connection:

pg_isready

Check connection with a specific hostname and port:

pg_isready {{[-h|--host]}} {{hostname}} {{[-p|--port]}} {{port}}

Check connection displaying a message only when the connection fails:

pg_isready {{[-q|--quiet]}}

Code Snippets

Check connection

pg_isready

Check connection with a specific hostname and port

pg_isready {{[-h|--host]}} {{hostname}} {{[-p|--port]}} {{port}}

Check connection displaying a message only when the connection fails

pg_isready {{[-q|--quiet]}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/pg_isready

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