Database settings¶

Canopy stores it’s database configuration in /etc/canopy/canopy.ini under the DATABASE_URL setting.

The settings takes the format of an URI like postgres://username:password@hostname/databasename.

It can be tested (since Canopy 3.0.3) with:

canopy-manage testdb

Note

Canopy’s services should be restarted if any settings in that file are changed or if the database is restarted.

Canopy can be restarted with the following command:

systemctl restart canopy canopy-celery

File locations are for Ubuntu and might be slightly different for RHEL based distributions.

PostgreSQL¶

Please consider the steps provided as only a guideline and refer to the official documentation for authoritative information: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.5/static/index.html

Changing Canopy database user’s password¶

As root, execute:
```
sudo -u postgres psql
```

In the psql client execute:

ALTER ROLE canopy WITH PASSWORD 'the new password';

Update the password in DATABASE_URL in /etc/canopy/canopy.ini to the same password.
Test access via:
```
canopy-manage testdb
```
Restart Canopy

If the database will be exposed to the network then a strong password should be assigned.

Changing host-based access control¶

By default only local processes can connect to PostgreSQL via a file socket or over the loopback interface. If you intend to expose the database to the network then additional access needs to be granted.

To add an additional host/network to PostgreSQL’s host-based access control:

Open /etc/postgresql/9.5/main/pg_hba.conf
Add a line similar to the following but with the appropriate IP address:
```
host canopy canopy 192.168.0.5/32 md5
```
Restart PostgreSQL:
```
service postgresql restart
```
Test access:
```
canopy-manage testdb
```
Restart Canopy

Please see the comments in that file and the official documentation: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.5/static/auth-pg-hba-conf.html

Changing database’s listening interfaces¶

By default PostgreSQL only listens on localhost and a file socket. To change the addresses it listens on:

As root, edit the listen_addresses variable in /etc/postgresql/9.5/main/postgresql.conf
Restart PostgreSQL:
```
service postgresql restart
```
Test access via:
```
canopy-manage testdb
```
Restart Canopy

For more information see the official documentation: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.5/static/runtime-config-connection.html