macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install check_postgreslocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install check_postgres with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, zypper
Monitor Postgres databases. Version 2.26.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add check_postgresAlpine Linux edge package indexes · check_postgres · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install check-postgresDebian stable package indexes · check-postgres · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install check_postgresFedora Rawhide package metadata · check_postgres · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install check_postgresopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · check_postgres · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Monitor Postgres databases
Project links
Commands and aliases
- check_postgres
history
Project history and usage
check_postgres is a Perl monitoring plugin for PostgreSQL, designed primarily for Nagios but also documenting MRTG, Cacti, and simple output modes.
Project history
The script copyright begins in 2007 under Greg Sabino Mullane. Its GitHub repository was created in May 2009, and the embedded documentation describes many PostgreSQL actions, output modes, rc-file support, and mailing lists for announcements and general development.
Adoption history
The README gives both a quick Nagios-script installation path and a standard Perl Makefile.PL build path. The batch input records packaging across Homebrew, Alpine, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE families.
How it is used
Administrators use check_postgres actions to monitor connections, locks, bloat, replication, database size, transaction age, settings checksums, pgbouncer state, and many other PostgreSQL operational signals.
Why package nerds care
check_postgres is a classic ops package: a single Perl monitoring tool with many symlink-friendly subcommands, Nagios exit codes, packageable docs, and long-running compatibility concerns around PostgreSQL client binaries and credentials.
Timeline
- 2007: Copyright period for check_postgres begins.
- 2009: GitHub repository created.
- 2009: Version 2.11.0 added .check_postgresrc support.
- 2017: 2.23.0 release published.
- 2023: 2.26.0 release published.
- 2025: README copyright range extends through 2025.
Related projects
- PostgreSQL and psql are core runtime dependencies for many checks.
- Nagios, MRTG, and Cacti are documented output or integration targets.
- Bucardo hosts the official documentation and project pages.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:database
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 12 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
.check_postgresrc~/.check_postgresrc/etc/check_postgresrc
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.pgpass- Windows
%APPDATA%\postgresql\pgpass.conf
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
check_postgres | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.26.0
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://bucardo.org/wiki/Check_postgres
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://bucardo.org/wiki/Check_postgresnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:check_postgres |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.26.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/check_postgres |
| Homepage | https://bucardo.org/wiki/Check_postgres |
| Repository | https://github.com/bucardo/check_postgres |
| Upstream docs | https://bucardo.org/check_postgres |
| License | BSD-2-Clause |
| Source archive | https://bucardo.org/downloads/check_postgres-2.26.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:03:01-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | libpq |
| Uses from macOS | perl |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | check_postgres |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
check-postgres 2.26.0-2
script for monitoring PostgreSQL databases
https://bucardo.org/check_postgres/
sudo apt install check-postgres- Section: database
- Architecture: all
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Check Postgres
Ubuntu apt95%
check-postgres 2.26.0-1
script for monitoring PostgreSQL databases
https://bucardo.org/check_postgres/
sudo apt install check-postgres- Section: universe/database
- Architecture: all
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Check Postgres
apk95%
check_postgres 2.26.0-r0
PostgreSQL monitoring script
https://bucardo.org/check_postgres/
sudo apk add check_postgres- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: check_postgres
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Check Postgres
apk95%
check_postgres-doc 2.26.0-r0
PostgreSQL monitoring script (documentation)
https://bucardo.org/check_postgres/
sudo apk add check_postgres-doc- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: check_postgres
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Check Postgres
dnf95%
check_postgres 2.25.0-16.fc44
PostgreSQL monitoring script
https://bucardo.org/check_postgres/
sudo dnf install check_postgres- License: LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: check_postgres
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Check Postgres
zypper95%
check_postgres 2.26.0-1.15
Postgres monitoring script
http://bucardo.org/wiki/Check_postgres
sudo zypper install check_postgres- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: System/Monitoring
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: check_postgres
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Check Postgres
zypper95%
monitoring-plugins-postgres 2.26.0-1.15
Postgres monitoring script using check_postgres.pl
http://bucardo.org/wiki/Check_postgres
sudo zypper install monitoring-plugins-postgres- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: System/Monitoring
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: check_postgres
- 1 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Check Postgres
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment