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Installation (Windows, macOS and Linux)

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Both installers are self-contained: they include the application runtime, a private Python interpreter with the backend’s packages, and the PostgreSQL client library. The target computer needs nothing else installed.

Windows 10 / 11 (x64)

  1. Download PgFlow-ai-1.0.1-x64.msi from the download page.

  2. Optionally verify it in PowerShell and compare the result with the SHA-256 on the download page:

    Get-FileHash .\PgFlow-ai-1.0.1-x64.msi -Algorithm SHA256

  3. Run the .msi. It installs into C:\Program Files\PgFlow-ai and adds a Start Menu shortcut and an Add/Remove Programs entry. The last page offers to launch PgFlow-ai.

Upgrading: run the newer .msi; it upgrades the existing installation in place.

Uninstalling: use Settings ▸ Apps (or Add/Remove Programs).

macOS 13 or later

There are two disk images: PgFlow-ai-1.0.1-arm64.dmg for Apple silicon (M1 and newer) and PgFlow-ai-1.0.1-x64.dmg for Intel Macs. To check which you have, open the Apple menu ▸ About This Mac.

  1. Download the image for your Mac and optionally verify it in Terminal, comparing the result with the SHA-256 on the download page:

    shasum -a 256 PgFlow-ai-1.0.1-arm64.dmg

  2. Open the .dmg and drag PgFlow-ai onto the Applications folder next to it, then eject the disk image.

  3. Start PgFlow-ai from Applications or Launchpad. The app is not yet notarized by Apple, so on the first start macOS says it cannot verify the developer. Choose Done, open System Settings ▸ Privacy & Security, and click Open Anyway next to PgFlow-ai. macOS asks only once.

For Backup / Restore, install the PostgreSQL client tools, for example with Homebrew (brew install libpq) or Postgres.app; PgFlow-ai finds them in the usual locations.

Upgrading: drag the newer version to Applications and replace the old one. Your connections and settings are kept.

Uninstalling: move PgFlow-ai from Applications to the Trash. Settings are in ~/Library/Application Support/pgprofiler.

Debian / Ubuntu (x64)

  1. Download pgflow-ai_1.0.1_amd64.deb.

  2. Verify and install it with apt, which resolves dependencies:

    sha256sum pgflow-ai_1.0.1_amd64.deb
sudo apt install ./pgflow-ai_1.0.1_amd64.deb

The package installs into /opt/pgflow-ai, adds the pgflow-ai command, a desktop entry and icons. Start it from your applications menu or by running pgflow-ai.

The package recommends postgresql-client, which provides pg_dump, pg_restore and psql for Backup / Restore.

Upgrading: install the newer .deb the same way.

Uninstalling:

sudo apt remove pgflow-ai

Backup / Restore tools

Backup and Restore call pg_dump, pg_restore and psql. They are found on PATH or in a folder you choose in the Backup document. Use client tools of the server’s major version or newer.

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