17.3. Installing Additional Supplied Modules
Postgres Pro comes with a set of additional server extensions, or modules. On Linux, these extensions are provided in thepostgrespro-contrib package. On Windows, these extensions are installed together with the server components.
Once you have the binary files installed, you have to enable additional extensions in the database in order to use them. In most cases, you only need to issue theCREATE EXTENSION command. However, some extensions also require shared libraries to be preloaded on server startup. If you want to use such extensions, you need to configure parameter
shared_preload_libraries = 'lib1,lib2,lib3'
in thepostgresql.conf file of yourPostgres Pro database instance and restart the server before executing theCREATE EXTENSION statement.
For the exact installation and configuration instructions for each particular extension, see the corresponding documentation underAppendix F.
To get the list of extensions available in yourPostgres Pro installation, you can view thepg_available_extensions system catalog.