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Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server SDK for .NET. Database management for PostgreSQL Flexible Server deployments. Use for creating servers, databases, firewall rules, configurations, backups, and high availability. Triggers: "PostgreSQL", "PostgreSqlFlexibleServer", "PostgreSQL Flexible Server", "Azure Database for PostgreSQL", "PostgreSQL database management", "PostgreSQL firewall", "PostgreSQL backup", "Postgres".
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The Azure.ResourceManager.PostgreSql SDK for .NET provides a comprehensive interface for managing PostgreSQL Flexible Server deployments on Azure. It enables developers to automate the entire lifecycle of database infrastructure, including server provisioning, database creation, firewall configuration, scaling, and backup management. Designed for integration into .NET applications, it supports secure authentication via DefaultAzureCredential and provides granular control over server parameters, high availability settings, and Entra ID integration.

What it does

  • Provision and scale PostgreSQL Flexible Server instances.
  • Manage databases, firewall rules, and server configurations.
  • Configure high availability and zone redundancy settings.
  • Handle automated backups and point-in-time restoration.
  • Integrate Entra ID for secure administrative access.
  • Perform operational tasks like starting, stopping, and restarting servers.

When to use it

  • When automating infrastructure deployment for PostgreSQL on Azure.
  • When building custom management tools or dashboards for database administration.
  • When implementing infrastructure-as-code patterns within .NET applications.
  • When managing database lifecycle events such as scaling or backup scheduling programmatically.

Advantages

  • Native .NET integration for seamless infrastructure management.
  • Supports secure, modern authentication via Azure Identity.
  • Enables programmatic scaling and cost management (e.g., stopping servers).
  • Comprehensive coverage of Flexible Server features and configurations.

Usage examples

“How do I create a new PostgreSQL Flexible Server using the .NET SDK?”
The SDK provides the PostgreSqlFlexibleServerCollection class, allowing you to define server properties like SKU, storage, and high availability in a PostgreSqlFlexibleServerData object before calling CreateOrUpdateAsync.
“Can I update my PostgreSQL server configuration parameters programmatically?”
Yes, you can use the PostgreSqlFlexibleServerConfigurationCollection to retrieve and update specific server parameters like max_connections by providing new values in a PostgreSqlFlexibleServerConfigurationData object.
“How do I perform a point-in-time restore for a PostgreSQL database?”
You can initiate a restore by creating a new server instance with the CreateMode set to PointInTimeRestore, specifying the source server ID and the desired PointInTimeUtc timestamp.
“How do I secure my PostgreSQL server using the SDK?”
You can manage firewall rules via the PostgreSqlFlexibleServerFirewallRuleCollection and configure Entra ID administrators using the PostgreSqlFlexibleServerActiveDirectoryAdministratorCollection.

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Documentation by Microsoft

Azure.ResourceManager.PostgreSql (.NET)

Azure Resource Manager SDK for managing PostgreSQL Flexible Server deployments.

Installation

dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.PostgreSql
dotnet add package Azure.Identity

Current Version: v1.2.0 (GA)
API Version: 2023-12-01-preview

Note: This skill focuses on PostgreSQL Flexible Server. Single Server is deprecated and scheduled for retirement.

Environment Variables

AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID=<your-subscription-id>  # Required: Azure subscription ID
AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP=<your-resource-group>  # Required: resource group name
AZURE_POSTGRESQL_SERVER_NAME=<your-postgresql-server>  # Required: PostgreSQL Flexible Server name
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod  # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in production

Authentication

using Azure.Identity;
using Azure.ResourceManager;
using Azure.ResourceManager.PostgreSql;
using Azure.ResourceManager.PostgreSql.FlexibleServers;

// Local dev: DefaultAzureCredential. Production: set AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod or AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=<specific_credential>
var credential = new DefaultAzureCredential(
    DefaultAzureCredential.DefaultEnvironmentVariableName
);
// Or use a specific credential directly in production:
// See https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/overview/azure/identity-readme?view=azure-dotnet#credential-classes
// var credential = new ManagedIdentityCredential();
ArmClient client = new ArmClient(credential);

Resource Hierarchy

Subscription
└── ResourceGroup
    └── PostgreSqlFlexibleServer              # PostgreSQL Flexible Server instance
        ├── PostgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabase  # Database within the server
        ├── PostgreSqlFlexibleServerFirewallRule # IP firewall rules
        ├── PostgreSqlFlexibleServerConfiguration # Server parameters
        ├── PostgreSqlFlexibleServerBackup    # Backup information
        ├── PostgreSqlFlexibleServerActiveDirectoryAdministrator # Entra ID admin
        └── PostgreSqlFlexibleServerVirtualEndpoint # Read replica endpoints

Core Workflows

1. Create PostgreSQL Flexible Server
using Azure.ResourceManager.PostgreSql.FlexibleServers;
using Azure.ResourceManager.PostgreSql.FlexibleServers.Models;

ResourceGroupResource resourceGroup = await client
    .GetDefaultSubscriptionAsync()
    .Result
    .GetResourceGroupAsync("my-resource-group");

PostgreSqlFlexibleServerCollection servers = resourceGroup.GetPostgreSqlFlexibleServers();

PostgreSqlFlexibleServerData data = new PostgreSqlFlexibleServerData(AzureLocation.EastUS)
{
    Sku = new PostgreSqlFlexibleServerSku("Standard_D2ds_v4", PostgreSqlFlexibleServerSkuTier.GeneralPurpose),
    AdministratorLogin = "pgadmin",
    AdministratorLoginPassword = "YourSecurePassword123!",
    Version = PostgreSqlFlexibleServerVersion.Ver16,
    Storage = new PostgreSqlFlexibleServerStorage
    {
        StorageSizeInGB = 128,
        AutoGrow = StorageAutoGrow.Enabled,
        Tier = PostgreSqlStorageTierName.P30
    },
    Backup = new PostgreSqlFlexibleServerBackupProperties
    {
        BackupRetentionDays = 7,
        GeoRedundantBackup = PostgreSqlFlexibleServerGeoRedundantBackupEnum.Disabled
    },
    HighAvailability = new PostgreSqlFlexibleServerHighAvailability
    {
        Mode = PostgreSqlFlexibleServerHighAvailabilityMode.ZoneRedundant,
        StandbyAvailabilityZone = "2"
    },
    AvailabilityZone = "1",
    AuthConfig = new PostgreSqlFlexibleServerAuthConfig
    {
        ActiveDirectoryAuth = PostgreSqlFlexibleServerActiveDirectoryAuthEnum.Enabled,
        PasswordAuth = PostgreSqlFlexibleServerPasswordAuthEnum.Enabled
    }
};

ArmOperation<PostgreSqlFlexibleServerResource> operation = await servers
    .CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, "my-postgresql-server", data);

PostgreSqlFlexibleServerResource server = operation.Value;
Console.WriteLine($"Server created: {server.Data.FullyQualifiedDomainName}");
2. Create Database
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerResource server = await resourceGroup
    .GetPostgreSqlFlexibleServerAsync("my-postgresql-server");

PostgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabaseCollection databases = server.GetPostgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabases();

PostgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabaseData dbData = new PostgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabaseData
{
    Charset = "UTF8",
    Collation = "en_US.utf8"
};

ArmOperation<PostgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabaseResource> operation = await databases
    .CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, "myappdb", dbData);

PostgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabaseResource database = operation.Value;
Console.WriteLine($"Database created: {database.Data.Name}");
3. Configure Firewall Rules
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerFirewallRuleCollection firewallRules = server.GetPostgreSqlFlexibleServerFirewallRules();

// Allow specific IP range
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerFirewallRuleData ruleData = new PostgreSqlFlexibleServerFirewallRuleData
{
    StartIPAddress = System.Net.IPAddress.Parse("10.0.0.1"),
    EndIPAddress = System.Net.IPAddress.Parse("10.0.0.255")
};

ArmOperation<PostgreSqlFlexibleServerFirewallRuleResource> operation = await firewallRules
    .CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, "allow-internal", ruleData);

// Allow Azure services
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerFirewallRuleData azureServicesRule = new PostgreSqlFlexibleServerFirewallRuleData
{
    StartIPAddress = System.Net.IPAddress.Parse("0.0.0.0"),
    EndIPAddress = System.Net.IPAddress.Parse("0.0.0.0")
};

await firewallRules.CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, "AllowAllAzureServicesAndResourcesWithinAzureIps", azureServicesRule);
4. Update Server Configuration
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerConfigurationCollection configurations = server.GetPostgreSqlFlexibleServerConfigurations();

// Get current configuration
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerConfigurationResource config = await configurations
    .GetAsync("max_connections");

// Update configuration
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerConfigurationData configData = new PostgreSqlFlexibleServerConfigurationData
{
    Value = "500",
    Source = "user-override"
};

ArmOperation<PostgreSqlFlexibleServerConfigurationResource> operation = await configurations
    .CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, "max_connections", configData);

// Common PostgreSQL configurations to tune
string[] commonParams = { 
    "max_connections", 
    "shared_buffers", 
    "work_mem", 
    "maintenance_work_mem",
    "effective_cache_size",
    "log_min_duration_statement"
};
5. Configure Entra ID Administrator
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerActiveDirectoryAdministratorCollection admins = 
    server.GetPostgreSqlFlexibleServerActiveDirectoryAdministrators();

PostgreSqlFlexibleServerActiveDirectoryAdministratorData adminData = 
    new PostgreSqlFlexibleServerActiveDirectoryAdministratorData
{
    PrincipalType = PostgreSqlFlexibleServerPrincipalType.User,
    PrincipalName = "[email protected]",
    TenantId = Guid.Parse("<tenant-id>")
};

ArmOperation<PostgreSqlFlexibleServerActiveDirectoryAdministratorResource> operation = await admins
    .CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, "<entra-object-id>", adminData);
6. List and Manage Servers
// List servers in resource group
await foreach (PostgreSqlFlexibleServerResource server in resourceGroup.GetPostgreSqlFlexibleServers())
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Server: {server.Data.Name}");
    Console.WriteLine($"  FQDN: {server.Data.FullyQualifiedDomainName}");
    Console.WriteLine($"  Version: {server.Data.Version}");
    Console.WriteLine($"  State: {server.Data.State}");
    Console.WriteLine($"  SKU: {server.Data.Sku.Name} ({server.Data.Sku.Tier})");
    Console.WriteLine($"  HA: {server.Data.HighAvailability?.Mode}");
}

// List databases in server
await foreach (PostgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabaseResource db in server.GetPostgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabases())
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Database: {db.Data.Name}");
}
7. Backup and Point-in-Time Restore
// List available backups
await foreach (PostgreSqlFlexibleServerBackupResource backup in server.GetPostgreSqlFlexibleServerBackups())
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Backup: {backup.Data.Name}");
    Console.WriteLine($"  Type: {backup.Data.BackupType}");
    Console.WriteLine($"  Completed: {backup.Data.CompletedOn}");
}

// Point-in-time restore
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerData restoreData = new PostgreSqlFlexibleServerData(AzureLocation.EastUS)
{
    CreateMode = PostgreSqlFlexibleServerCreateMode.PointInTimeRestore,
    SourceServerResourceId = server.Id,
    PointInTimeUtc = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddHours(-2)
};

ArmOperation<PostgreSqlFlexibleServerResource> operation = await servers
    .CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, "my-postgresql-restored", restoreData);
8. Create Read Replica
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerData replicaData = new PostgreSqlFlexibleServerData(AzureLocation.WestUS)
{
    CreateMode = PostgreSqlFlexibleServerCreateMode.Replica,
    SourceServerResourceId = server.Id,
    Sku = new PostgreSqlFlexibleServerSku("Standard_D2ds_v4", PostgreSqlFlexibleServerSkuTier.GeneralPurpose)
};

ArmOperation<PostgreSqlFlexibleServerResource> operation = await servers
    .CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, "my-postgresql-replica", replicaData);
9. Stop and Start Server
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerResource server = await resourceGroup
    .GetPostgreSqlFlexibleServerAsync("my-postgresql-server");

// Stop server (saves costs when not in use)
await server.StopAsync(WaitUntil.Completed);

// Start server
await server.StartAsync(WaitUntil.Completed);

// Restart server
await server.RestartAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, new PostgreSqlFlexibleServerRestartParameter
{
    RestartWithFailover = true,
    FailoverMode = PostgreSqlFlexibleServerFailoverMode.PlannedFailover
});
10. Update Server (Scale)
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerResource server = await resourceGroup
    .GetPostgreSqlFlexibleServerAsync("my-postgresql-server");

PostgreSqlFlexibleServerPatch patch = new PostgreSqlFlexibleServerPatch
{
    Sku = new PostgreSqlFlexibleServerSku("Standard_D4ds_v4", PostgreSqlFlexibleServerSkuTier.GeneralPurpose),
    Storage = new PostgreSqlFlexibleServerStorage
    {
        StorageSizeInGB = 256,
        Tier = PostgreSqlStorageTierName.P40
    }
};

ArmOperation<PostgreSqlFlexibleServerResource> operation = await server
    .UpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, patch);
11. Delete Server
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerResource server = await resourceGroup
    .GetPostgreSqlFlexibleServerAsync("my-postgresql-server");

await server.DeleteAsync(WaitUntil.Completed);

Key Types Reference

TypePurpose
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerResourceFlexible Server instance
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerDataServer configuration data
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerCollectionCollection of servers
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabaseResourceDatabase within server
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerFirewallRuleResourceIP firewall rule
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerConfigurationResourceServer parameter
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerBackupResourceBackup metadata
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerActiveDirectoryAdministratorResourceEntra ID admin
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerSkuSKU (compute tier + size)
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerStorageStorage configuration
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerHighAvailabilityHA configuration
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerBackupPropertiesBackup settings
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerAuthConfigAuthentication settings

SKU Tiers

TierUse CaseSKU Examples
BurstableDev/test, light workloadsStandard_B1ms, Standard_B2s
GeneralPurposeProduction workloadsStandard_D2ds_v4, Standard_D4ds_v4
MemoryOptimizedHigh memory requirementsStandard_E2ds_v4, Standard_E4ds_v4

PostgreSQL Versions

VersionEnum Value
PostgreSQL 11Ver11
PostgreSQL 12Ver12
PostgreSQL 13Ver13
PostgreSQL 14Ver14
PostgreSQL 15Ver15
PostgreSQL 16Ver16

High Availability Modes

ModeDescription
DisabledNo HA (single server)
SameZoneHA within same availability zone
ZoneRedundantHA across availability zones

Best Practices

  1. Use Flexible Server — Single Server is deprecated

  2. Enable zone-redundant HA — For production workloads

  3. Use DefaultAzureCredential — Prefer over connection strings

  4. Configure Entra ID authentication — More secure than SQL auth alone

  5. Enable both auth methods — Entra ID + password for flexibility

  6. Set appropriate backup retention — 7-35 days based on compliance

  7. Use private endpoints — For secure network access

  8. Tune server parameters — Based on workload characteristics

  9. Use read replicas — For read-heavy workloads

  10. Stop dev/test servers — Save costs when not in use

Error Handling

using Azure;

try
{
    ArmOperation<PostgreSqlFlexibleServerResource> operation = await servers
        .CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, "my-postgresql", data);
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex) when (ex.Status == 409)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Server already exists");
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex) when (ex.Status == 400)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Invalid configuration: {ex.Message}");
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Azure error: {ex.Status} - {ex.Message}");
}

Connection String

After creating the server, connect using:

// Npgsql connection string
string connectionString = $"Host={server.Data.FullyQualifiedDomainName};" +
    "Database=myappdb;" +
    "Username=pgadmin;" +
    "Password=YourSecurePassword123!;" +
    "SSL Mode=Require;Trust Server Certificate=true;";

// With Entra ID token (recommended)
var credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
var token = await credential.GetTokenAsync(
    new TokenRequestContext(new[] { "https://ossrdbms-aad.database.windows.net/.default" }));

string connectionString = $"Host={server.Data.FullyQualifiedDomainName};" +
    "Database=myappdb;" +
    $"[email protected];" +
    $"Password={token.Token};" +
    "SSL Mode=Require;";
SDKPurposeInstall
Azure.ResourceManager.PostgreSqlPostgreSQL management (this SDK)dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.PostgreSql
Azure.ResourceManager.MySqlMySQL managementdotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.MySql
NpgsqlPostgreSQL data accessdotnet add package Npgsql
Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQLEF Core providerdotnet add package Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL

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