PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL Learning Stacks
Choose your path. Whether you want to become a traditional DBA, cloud database engineer, or reliability engineer - we have a stack for you.
Core
Foundation tracks - the traditional DBA path
Database Administrator
PostgreSQL DBA
The complete PostgreSQL DBA path. Go from installation to managing production clusters with replication, backups, monitoring, and performance tuning.
What you'll learn:
- Installation & instance management
- SQL fundamentals & advanced queries
- Users, roles & security (RLS)
- MVCC, vacuum & internals
- Backup & point-in-time recovery
- Streaming & logical replication
- + 4 more topics
EDB Postgres Advanced Server DBA
EnterpriseDB DBA
Master EDB Postgres Advanced Server - Oracle compatibility, EFM failover, Barman backup, PEM monitoring, and enterprise security features.
What you'll learn:
- EPAS architecture & Oracle bridge
- Installation & configuration
- Oracle compatibility (EDB-SPL, DBMS_ packages)
- Backup & recovery (pgBackRest + Barman)
- Streaming replication & EFM
- Performance tuning
- + 4 more topics
Cloud
Cloud tracks - managed databases on AWS, GCP, Azure
AWS Cloud Database Engineer
AWS Cloud Database Engineer
Master PostgreSQL on AWS from novice to expert. RDS and Aurora side by side - provisioning, security, HA, performance, scaling, and production operations. 9 tiers, 63 BUILD guides, 37 chaos scenarios.
What you'll learn:
- AWS fundamentals & IAM setup
- RDS & Aurora provisioning
- Security groups, IAM auth & encryption
- Parameter groups, extensions & pgvector
- Multi-AZ HA & Aurora replicas
- Automated backups & point-in-time recovery
- + 3 more topics
Google Cloud Database Engineer
GCP Cloud Database Engineer
PostgreSQL on Google Cloud. Cloud SQL, AlloyDB, automated HA, IAM integration, Cloud Monitoring, and migration with Database Migration Service.
What you'll learn:
- Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL
- AlloyDB architecture & setup
- High availability & failover
- Automated backups & PITR
- IAM & VPC networking
- Cloud Monitoring & Logging
- + 4 more topics
Azure Database Engineer
Azure Database Engineer
PostgreSQL on Azure. Flexible Server, HA with zone redundancy, Azure Monitor, Private Link, and migration with Azure Database Migration Service.
What you'll learn:
- Azure Database for PostgreSQL
- Flexible Server setup & configuration
- Zone-redundant high availability
- Automated backups & PITR
- Azure AD authentication
- Private Link & VNet integration
- + 4 more topics
Specialization
Specialist tracks - SRE, K8s, enterprise
Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE)
Database Reliability Engineer
SRE meets DBA. Build observable, self-healing PostgreSQL infrastructure with Patroni, Prometheus, Grafana, chaos engineering, and automated incident response.
What you'll learn:
- SLOs, SLIs & error budgets for databases
- Patroni HA with etcd
- Prometheus + postgres_exporter
- Grafana dashboards & alerting
- PgBouncer connection management
- Automated failover testing
- + 4 more topics
Not sure which to pick?
Compare at a glance
| Stack | Category | Modules | Duration | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PostgreSQL DBA | core | 19 | 8 weeks | $0 |
| AWS Cloud Database Engineer | cloud | 9 | 10 weeks | $349 |
| EnterpriseDB DBA | core | 12 | 8 weeks | $599 |
| Database Reliability Engineer | specialization | 10 | 6 weeks | $449 |
| GCP Cloud Database Engineer | cloud | 10 | 5 weeks | $299 |
| Azure Database Engineer | cloud | 10 | 5 weeks | $299 |
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