# PostgreSQL Connection

## Initial Steps

Prior to running CopyStorm for the first time, create a fresh PostgreSQL database.

## Connection String

The only complicated configuration required in the CopyStorm Main tab is the PostgreSQL connection string. Clicking on the Connection String Builder button will open a form that will construct the connection string for you, given database information.

The general form of a PostgreSQL connection string is:

* `[//host[:port]][/database-name]`

Example:

* `//localhost/CopystormBackupDatabase`

By default, a PostgreSQL connection will use the public schema. This can be overridden by entering a schema name.

The following is a screen shot of a working PostgreSQL setup on one of our test computers:

![](/files/BraowXIQjk6UhV8GC3IU)


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