Re: Start pgadmin4 server

mrivera,

Welcome. Running pgAdmin4 doesn't require you to be running, nor start
running a local postgreSQL server. There may be some confusion in that
pgAdmin *itself* is a server (just not a postgreSQL server). Actually
pgAdmin4 is just the back end, it relies on a browser to provide a user
interface (UI). It can be set up in two modes; 'server' mode (which is
rather confusing I'll admit) and 'desktop' mode. The major difference
between the two is that in 'desktop' mode it doesn't require you to login,
whereas 'server' mode is designed to be run on a separate machine and
accessed over the network requiring users to provide login credentials to
pgAdmin4 itself, in addition to any credentials needed to log into a
particular instance of postgreSQL.

So, if you are running on a constrained laptop, I would be careful to go
into your taskbar (assuming you are running Windows) and use the pgAdmin4
icon to stop the server when you are finished using it. It will restart
the next time you try to run pgAdmin4. Admittedly it would be helpful if
there was a setting that automatically stopped the pgAdmin4 server from
continuing to run after the last browser window was closed and it is
configured in 'desktop' mode. Perhaps someday.

I hope that helps,

rik.

On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 4:24 PM mrivera <mrivera(at)ccsofl(dot)net> wrote:

> is there a way to not have a server start? i have this on an older laptop
> and it does not say starting pgadmin4 server and is just a client. I am
> trying to find a way for this new version on my new laptop to not start a
> server. Thank you for any assistance.
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