Open source TPA
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What is Trusted Postgres Architect (TPA)?
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TPA is an orchestration tool developed by `EnterpriseDB (EDB) <https://www.enterprisedb.com/>`_  that uses
Ansible to deploy Postgres clusters according to EDB’s recommendations.

TPA embodies the best practices followed by EDB, informed by many years
of hard-earned experience with deploying and supporting Postgres. These
recommendations are as applicable to quick testbed setups as to
production environments.

Next Steps
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- :ref:`Installing TPA from source <Installing TPA from source>`  

- :ref:`A First Cluster Deployment <A First Cluster Deployment>`  

- `TPA's full documentation online <https://www.enterprisedb.com/docs/tpa/latest/>`_  

TPA Open Source FAQs
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Can I use this if I’m not an EDB customer?
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Yes, TPA is an open source project under the GPLv3 license. It supports
deploying clusters comprised of open source software, or EDB’s
proprietary products, or combinations.

Can I report an issue?
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Yes, if you’re an EDB customer then please contact support. Otherwise
please open a GitHub Issue.

Can I contribute?
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Sure, we’d love to hear from you but please open an issue before you
start coding. We are quite selective with what TPA can/should do so bug
fixes are more likely to get accepted than new features.