Quickstart for PgBouncer

PgBouncer is a lightweight connection pooler for PostgreSQL, multiplex hundreds of client connections onto a small pool of real database connections, with a bundled PostgreSQL and pgAdmin console included.

Deploy PgBouncer on Elestio

1. Open the PgBouncer deployment page and sign in, or create an account.
2. Choose a cloud provider, a region and a data center. Pick the region closest to your users for the lowest latency.
3. Choose an instance size. Elestio only lists the sizes that can run PgBouncer properly (at least 2 vCPU and 2 GB of RAM).
4. Choose your support plan and the maintenance window for system and software updates (times are in UTC).
5. Click Create Service. PgBouncer is deployed and ready in a few minutes, and you receive an email with the access details.

The full walkthrough with screenshots is in the installation guide.

Access PgBouncer

Open your service in the Elestio dashboard and go to the Overview tab. Click Display Admin UI to reveal the URL, username and password of your PgBouncer instance.

If the password field is blank, PgBouncer does not ship with a pre-created admin user: open the admin URL to start its setup. Software without a web interface, such as databases, is reached with the credentials and port listed in the same tab. See Admin UI and credentials.

Next steps

• Custom domain and SSL: point your own domain to PgBouncer (guide).
• Backups: new services follow a 3-2-1 backup strategy by default (backups).
• Updates: manage the PgBouncer version and update policy (software versions and updates).
• Learn PgBouncer: read the official PgBouncer documentation.