pgadmin4/docs/en_US/connecting.rst

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`Connecting To A Server`:index:
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Before you can use the pgAdmin client to manage the objects that reside on your
Postgres server, you must define a connection to the server. You can
(optionally) use the *Server Group* dialog to create server groups to organize
the server connections within the tree control for easier management. To open
the *Server Group* dialog, right-click on the *Servers* node of the tree
control, and select *Server Group* from the *Create* menu.
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server_group_dialog
Use the fields on the *Server* dialog to define the connection properties for
each new server that you wish to manage with pgAdmin. To open the *Server*
dialog, right-click on the *Servers* node of the tree control, and select
*Server* from the *Register* menu.
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server_dialog
Alternatively you can use the *Cloud Deployment* wizard to deploy a new
PostgreSQL instance in the cloud, and connect to it.
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cloud_deployment
A master password is required to secure and later unlock saved server passwords.
It is set by the user and can be disabled using config.
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master_password
The Alternate Encryption Key is used to secure and later unlock saved server passwords.
It is **not recommended** to use the alternate encryption key.
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alternate_encryption_key
After defining a server connection, right-click on the server name, and select
*Connect to server* to authenticate with the server, and start using pgAdmin to
manage objects that reside on the server.
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connect_to_server
connect_error
Server definitions (and their groups) can be exported to a JSON file and
re-imported to the same or a different system to enable easy pre-configuration
of pgAdmin.
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import_export_servers