Sets up and manages Postgres using the clickhousectl CLI — runs a local Docker-backed Postgres for development, and creates and operates managed ClickHouse Cloud Postgres services (connections, TLS, runtime config, read replicas, failover, point-in-time restore). Use when the user wants a Postgres o

Postgres with clickhousectl clickhousectl manages Postgres in two environments: Local — named, Docker backed Postgres instances on the user's machine, for development. Cloud — managed Postgres services in ClickHouse Cloud (beta), for production: HA, read replicas, point in time restore. This file routes to the right reference. The step by step workflows live in ref/local.md and ref/cloud.md — read the one that matches the user's situation before running commands. Which reference to use The user wants to... Read Develop or prototype locally, run tests/CI against Postgres, no cloud account needed [ref/local.md](ref/local.md) Go to production, host a managed Postgres, or use ClickHouse Cloud explicitly [ref/cloud.md](ref/cloud.md) Operate an existing cloud service (passwords, TLS, config, replicas, failover, restore) [ref/cloud.md](ref/cloud.md) Develop locally now, ship to production later Start with [ref/local.md](ref/local.md); it points to [ref/cloud.md](ref/cloud.md) when it's time to go to prod If it's genuinely ambiguous (e.g. "set up Postgres for my app"), default to local for development tasks and ask before creating anything in the cloud — cloud services cost money. Prerequisites (both workflows) Check that clickhousectl is installed: If not found, install it: This installs to ~/.local/bin/clickhousectl (with a chctl alias). If the command is still not found, suggest export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH" or a new terminal. All commands accept json for machine readable output. Exit codes follow gh conventions: 0 success, 1 error, 2 cancelled, 4 auth required. Related To replicate Postgres data into ClickHouse for analytics, see ClickPipes ( clickhousectl cloud clickpipe help ). For ClickHouse itself (local development or ClickHouse Cloud services), use the infra clickhouse skill.

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