Works On

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Debian 10 (Buster)

Same on:

Other versions:

Details

Size: 5 lines
MD5: 242d50c2d81898522f80f9898d455e50
SHA256: 050965e811a153533f069693e4d45ce12eaca645fb52809a0696028d63110573

Copy & Paste

curl:

curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/242d50c2d81898522f80f9898d455e50?hint=pg_ctl.conf

wget:

wget -O pg_ctl.conf https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/242d50c2d81898522f80f9898d455e50?hint=pg_ctl.conf

For AI Agents

You are a DevOps agent. Fetch the default PostgreSQL config for Debian 10 (Buster) from https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/242d50c2d81898522f80f9898d455e50?hint=pg_ctl.conf. Compare with my current /etc/postgresql/11/main/pg_ctl.conf and summarize differences and safe changes.

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or other AI assistants.

/etc/postgresql/11/main/pg_ctl.conf

# Automatic pg_ctl configuration
# This configuration file contains cluster specific options to be passed to
# pg_ctl(1).

pg_ctl_options = ''

Install PostgreSQL

Alpine Linux

sudo apk add postgresql

Debian

sudo apt update && sudo apt install postgresql

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

sudo yum install postgresql17-server

Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt install postgresql

File Location

File Path

/etc/postgresql/11/main/pg_ctl.conf

FAQ

When should I use this pg_ctl.conf?

Restore it. Compare it. Start clean.

How do I restore PostgreSQL defaults?

Download, replace, restart.

Is pg_ctl.conf safe for production?

Yes. This is exactly what shipped. Safe starting point.

How does this differ from other OS versions?

Defaults change. This one is specific to Debian 10 (Buster).

Can I use this for PostgreSQL troubleshooting?

Absolutely. Diff this against yours to spot the problem.

PostgreSQL /etc/postgresql/11/main/pg_ctl.conf