spectrum2/documentation/configuration/postgresql.md

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Editing the configuration file

To configure Spectrum 2 to use PostgreSQL database, you have to edit following options in database section:

Section	Key	Type	Change to value	Description
database	type	string	pqxx	Database type - "none", "mysql", "sqlite3", "pqxx".
database	database	string	Name of the already create empty database	Database used to store data.
database	server	string	Database server	Database server.
database	user	string	PostgreSQL user.	PostgreSQL user.
database	password	string	PostgreSQL Password.	PostgreSQL Password.
database	prefix	string		Prefix of tables in database.

Creating the database

Spectrum 2 will create the database on the first execution. Once the database is created, you can remove the CREATE TABLE permissions to the PostgreSQL database user you use to connect the SQL.