pg_datasentinel

Observability and activity monitoring extension for PostgreSQL

Overview

PackageVersionCategoryLicenseLanguage
pg_datasentinel1.0STATBSD-3-ClauseC
IDExtensionBinLibLoadCreateTrustRelocSchema
6400pg_datasentinelNoYesYesYesNoNo-
Relatedpgsentinel system_stats pg_profile pg_stat_monitor pg_stat_kcache powa

shared_preload_libraries = pg_datasentinel is required because the extension allocates shared memory and hooks into activity logging.

Version

TypeRepoVersionPG VerPackageDeps
EXTPIGSTY1.01817161514pg_datasentinel-
RPMPIGSTY1.01817161514pg_datasentinel_$v-
DEBPIGSTY1.01817161514postgresql-$v-pg-datasentinel-
OS / PGPG18PG17PG16PG15PG14
el8.x86_64
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY MISS
el8.aarch64
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY MISS
el9.x86_64
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY MISS
el9.aarch64
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY MISS
el10.x86_64
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY MISS
el10.aarch64
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY MISS
d12.x86_64
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY MISS
d12.aarch64
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY MISS
d13.x86_64
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY MISS
d13.aarch64
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY MISS
u22.x86_64
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY MISS
u22.aarch64
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY MISS
u24.x86_64
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY MISS
u24.aarch64
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY 1.0
PIGSTY MISS

Build

You can build the RPM / DEB packages for pg_datasentinel using pig build:

pig build pkg pg_datasentinel         # build RPM / DEB packages

Install

You can install pg_datasentinel directly. First, make sure the PGDG and PIGSTY repositories are added and enabled:

pig repo add pgsql -u          # Add repo and update cache

Install the extension using pig or apt/yum/dnf:

pig install pg_datasentinel;          # Install for current active PG version
pig ext install -y pg_datasentinel -v 18  # PG 18
pig ext install -y pg_datasentinel -v 17  # PG 17
pig ext install -y pg_datasentinel -v 16  # PG 16
pig ext install -y pg_datasentinel -v 15  # PG 15
dnf install -y pg_datasentinel_18       # PG 18
dnf install -y pg_datasentinel_17       # PG 17
dnf install -y pg_datasentinel_16       # PG 16
dnf install -y pg_datasentinel_15       # PG 15
apt install -y postgresql-18-pg-datasentinel   # PG 18
apt install -y postgresql-17-pg-datasentinel   # PG 17
apt install -y postgresql-16-pg-datasentinel   # PG 16
apt install -y postgresql-15-pg-datasentinel   # PG 15

Preload:

shared_preload_libraries = 'pg_datasentinel';

Create Extension:

CREATE EXTENSION pg_datasentinel;

Last Modified 2026-04-14: update extension catalog (29617e5)