Manually
========

This section covers how to manually deploy and configure EDB Postgres
Distributed (PGD).

If you want to install a learning/test environment, we recommend using
the `Quickstart guide <https://www.enterprisedb.com/docs/pgd/latest/quickstart>`_  .

Manually deploying a PGD cluster consists of the following steps:

1. Meet the :ref:`Prerequisites <Prerequisites>`  .

2. :ref:`Configuring PGD repositories <Configuring PGD repositories>`  .

3. :ref:`Installing the database and pgd <Installing the database and pgd>`  .

4. :ref:`Configuring the cluster <Configuring the cluster>`  .

5. :ref:`Checking the cluster <Checking the cluster>`  .

6. Learn how to :ref:`Connecting to your PGD cluster <Connecting to your PGD cluster>`  .

.. toctree::
  :maxdepth: 3

  deploying--deploy-manual--01-prerequisites
  deploying--deploy-manual--02-configure-repositories
  deploying--deploy-manual--03-installing-database-and-pgd
  deploying--deploy-manual--04-configuring-cluster
  deploying--deploy-manual--05-check-cluster
  deploying--deploy-manual--connections