Configure PostgreSQL for ownCloud ================================= Before you can use PostgreSQL as database backend, you need to follow a couple of steps: 1. make sure that your PostgreSQL service is configured and running properly 2. log in to PostgreSQL as system user to create the database and a dedicated user account for ownCloud: su - -c "psql" postgres CREATE USER username WITH PASSWORD 'password'; CREATE DATABASE owncloud TEMPLATE template0 ENCODING 'UNICODE'; ALTER DATABASE owncloud OWNER TO username; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE owncloud TO username; Choose identifier and password accordingly. Now you can launch the ownCloud setup screen, select PostgreSQL in the advanced settings and fill in your credentials.