PostgreSQL database requirements for ArcGIS 10.8.x and ArcGIS Pro 2.5 and 2.6

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Minimum supported database versions

The following versions of PostgreSQL and PostGIS are supported with ArcGIS. The specific versions listed are the minimum minor version supported and certified for each supported major release of PostgreSQL and PostGIS. Newer minor versions are supported, but are not certified unless otherwise stated. The PostgreSQL version and updates must also be supported by the PostgreSQL Global Development Group.

Pursuant to the PostgreSQL definition, the number in the y position of the PostgreSQL version denotes a minor version in a PostgreSQL 9.x.y release. For PostgreSQL 10.x and later releases, the number in the x position indicates a minor version.

• PostgreSQL 12.2 (64 bit)*
  • PostGIS 3.0.1
• PostgreSQL 11.7 (64 bit)
  • PostGIS 3.0.1
• PostgreSQL 10.12 (64 bit)
  • PostGIS 3.0.1
• PostgreSQL 9.6.17 (64 bit)*
  • PostGIS 3.0.1
• PostgreSQL 9.6.15 (64 bit)**
  • PostGIS 2.3

*Support begins with 10.8.1 and ArcGIS Pro 2.6.

Note:

Due to changes in data type support in PostgreSQL 12.x, if your database contains a geodatabase, you must use the pg_dump and pg_restore commands to upgrade to PostgreSQL 12.x. When you use this method to upgrade, it removes unused, unsupported OID fields from geodatabase system tables that would otherwise block you from upgrading to PostgreSQL 12.x.

Once you upgrade to PostgreSQL 12.x, if the database contains a geodatabase, older ArcGIS clients can no longer use the data; you must upgrade your ArcGIS clients.

**Support ends with 10.8 and ArcGIS Pro 2.5.

Esri tests and certifies PostgreSQL installations that are available from PostgreSQL.org. For each PostgreSQL release that Esri supports, available PostGIS modules are also tested and certified. No other modules extending PostgreSQL functionality are included in Esri certification.

Supported operating systems

If you use a geodatabase in PostgreSQL or use the ST_Geometry type in a PostgreSQL database, the following operating systems have been tested and are the minimum supported version. Future updates or service packs on these operating system versions are supported and assumed to work unless otherwise stated. The operating system version and updates must also be supported by the operating system provider.

Microsoft Windows

To use a geodatabase or the ST_Geometry type in PostgreSQL on Windows, you need the latest Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015, 2017, and 2019 installed on the PostgreSQL machine. See the latest supported Visual C++ downloads from Microsoft support for more information.

Supported operating system	Latest update or service pack tested
Windows Server 2019 Standard and Datacenter	June 2020 updates
Windows Server 2016 Standard and Datacenter	June 2020 updates
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter	June 2020 updates
Windows Server 2012 Standard and Datacenter	June 2020 updates

Prior and future updates or service packs on these operating system versions are supported unless otherwise stated. The operating system version and updates must also be supported by the operating system provider.

Note:

The Desktop Experience option is required on all versions of Windows Server.

Supported operating system	Latest update or service pack tested
Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise (64 bit [EM64T])	June 2020 updates
Windows 8.1 Pro and Enterprise (64 bit [EM64T])	June 2020 updates

Note:

Windows 10 and 8.1 are supported for basic testing and application development use only. They are not recommended for deployment in a production environment.

Linux

The following Linux operating systems have been tested:

Supported operating system	Latest update or service pack tested
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 8 (supported with 10.8.1 only)	Update 1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7	Update 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6	Update 10
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 (supported with 10.8.1 only)	Service Pack 1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12	Service Pack 5
Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS	18.04.4
Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS	16.04.6

Prior and future updates or service packs on these operating system versions are supported unless otherwise stated. The operating system version and updates must also be supported by the operating system provider.

Note:

Esri Technical Support is available for CentOS, Scientific Linux, and Oracle Linux versions that provide full binary compatibility with an equivalent supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server version. As a prerequisite for logging a software defect, Esri Support will attempt to reproduce the issue on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server. For Oracle Linux, support is predicated on the use of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server compatible kernel.

Software required to connect to a DBMS

Most ArcGIS applications that can connect to a PostgreSQL database include the required PostgreSQL client libraries. These applications include ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcReader.