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CREATE SERVER [ IF NOT EXISTS ] <em class="replaceable"><code>server_name</code></em> [ TYPE '<em class="replaceable"><code>server_type</code></em>' ] [ VERSION '<em class="replaceable"><code>server_version</code></em>' ]
FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER <em class="replaceable"><code>fdw_name</code></em>
[ OPTIONS ( <em class="replaceable"><code>option</code></em> '<em class="replaceable"><code>value</code></em>' [, ... ] ) ]
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.82.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
<code class="command">CREATE SERVER</code> defines a new foreign server. The
user who defines the server becomes its owner.
</p><p>
A foreign server typically encapsulates connection information that
a foreign-data wrapper uses to access an external data resource.
Additional user-specific connection information may be specified by
means of user mappings.
</p><p>
The server name must be unique within the database.
</p><p>
Creating a server requires <code class="literal">USAGE</code> privilege on the
foreign-data wrapper being used.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.82.6"><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">IF NOT EXISTS</code></span></dt><dd><p>
Do not throw an error if a server with the same name already exists.
A notice is issued in this case. Note that there is no guarantee that
the existing server is anything like the one that would have been
created.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>server_name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The name of the foreign server to be created.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>server_type</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
Optional server type, potentially useful to foreign-data wrappers.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>server_version</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
Optional server version, potentially useful to foreign-data wrappers.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>fdw_name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The name of the foreign-data wrapper that manages the server.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">OPTIONS ( <em class="replaceable"><code>option</code></em> '<em class="replaceable"><code>value</code></em>' [, ... ] )</code></span></dt><dd><p>
This clause specifies the options for the server. The options
typically define the connection details of the server, but the
actual names and values are dependent on the server's
foreign-data wrapper.
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.82.7"><h2>Notes</h2><p>
When using the <a class="xref" href="dblink.html" title="F.10. dblink">dblink</a> module,
a foreign server's name can be used
as an argument of the <a class="xref" href="contrib-dblink-connect.html" title="dblink_connect"><span class="refentrytitle">dblink_connect</span></a>
function to indicate the connection parameters. It is necessary to have
the <code class="literal">USAGE</code> privilege on the foreign server to be
able to use it in this way.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.82.8"><h2>Examples</h2><p>
Create a server <code class="literal">myserver</code> that uses the
foreign-data wrapper <code class="literal">postgres_fdw</code>:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
CREATE SERVER myserver FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER postgres_fdw OPTIONS (host 'foo', dbname 'foodb', port '5432');
</pre><p>
See <a class="xref" href="postgres-fdw.html" title="F.33. postgres_fdw">postgres_fdw</a> for more details.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.82.9"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
<code class="command">CREATE SERVER</code> conforms to ISO/IEC 9075-9 (SQL/MED).
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.82.10"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="sql-alterserver.html" title="ALTER SERVER"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER SERVER</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-dropserver.html" title="DROP SERVER"><span class="refentrytitle">DROP SERVER</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-createforeigndatawrapper.html" title="CREATE FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-createforeigntable.html" title="CREATE FOREIGN TABLE"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE FOREIGN TABLE</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-createusermapping.html" title="CREATE USER MAPPING"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE USER MAPPING</span></a></span></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sql-createsequence.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="sql-commands.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sql-createstatistics.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">CREATE SEQUENCE </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> CREATE STATISTICS</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
