PostgreSQL default password & login

Object-relational database. On Debian/Ubuntu the postgres user has NO password; on Docker images password is set via POSTGRES_PASSWORD env.

Use these credentials for the very first login to PostgreSQL only. The full vendor documentation linked below explains how to rotate them and harden the install.

Default username
postgres
Default password
postgres
Default port
5432(PostgreSQL)
Default admin URL
postgresql://localhost:5432

Notes & recovery

Default auth is "peer" (Linux user) or "ident". Change with ALTER USER postgres PASSWORD 'new';

Official documentation →

Change the default immediately

Anyone with internet access can try the published default on PostgreSQL. Set a strong, unique password the moment you finish first-time setup, ideally before exposing the service to your LAN.

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