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CREATE TABLESPACE <em class="replaceable"><code>tablespace_name</code></em>
[ OWNER { <em class="replaceable"><code>new_owner</code></em> | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER } ]
LOCATION '<em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em>'
[ WITH ( <em class="replaceable"><code>tablespace_option</code></em> = <em class="replaceable"><code>value</code></em> [, ... ] ) ]
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.87.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
<code class="command">CREATE TABLESPACE</code> registers a new cluster-wide
tablespace. The tablespace name must be distinct from the name of any
existing tablespace in the database cluster.
</p><p>
A tablespace allows superusers to define an alternative location on
the file system where the data files containing database objects
(such as tables and indexes) can reside.
</p><p>
A user with appropriate privileges can pass
<em class="replaceable"><code>tablespace_name</code></em> to
<code class="command">CREATE DATABASE</code>, <code class="command">CREATE TABLE</code>,
<code class="command">CREATE INDEX</code> or <code class="command">ADD CONSTRAINT</code> to have the data
files for these objects stored within the specified tablespace.
</p><div class="warning"><h3 class="title">Warning</h3><p>
A tablespace cannot be used independently of the cluster in which it
is defined; see <a class="xref" href="manage-ag-tablespaces.html" title="22.6. Tablespaces">Section 22.6</a>.
</p></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.87.6"><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>tablespace_name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The name of a tablespace to be created. The name cannot
begin with <code class="literal">pg_</code>, as such names
are reserved for system tablespaces.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>user_name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The name of the user who will own the tablespace. If omitted,
defaults to the user executing the command. Only superusers
can create tablespaces, but they can assign ownership of tablespaces
to non-superusers.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The directory that will be used for the tablespace. The directory
should be empty and must be owned by the
<span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> system user. The directory must be
specified by an absolute path name.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>tablespace_option</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
A tablespace parameter to be set or reset. Currently, the only
available parameters are <code class="varname">seq_page_cost</code>,
<code class="varname">random_page_cost</code> and <code class="varname">effective_io_concurrency</code>.
Setting either value for a particular tablespace will override the
planner's usual estimate of the cost of reading pages from tables in
that tablespace, as established by the configuration parameters of the
same name (see <a class="xref" href="runtime-config-query.html#GUC-SEQ-PAGE-COST">seq_page_cost</a>,
<a class="xref" href="runtime-config-query.html#GUC-RANDOM-PAGE-COST">random_page_cost</a>,
<a class="xref" href="runtime-config-resource.html#GUC-EFFECTIVE-IO-CONCURRENCY">effective_io_concurrency</a>). This may be useful if
one tablespace is located on a disk which is faster or slower than the
remainder of the I/O subsystem.
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.87.7"><h2>Notes</h2><p>
Tablespaces are only supported on systems that support symbolic links.
</p><p>
<code class="command">CREATE TABLESPACE</code> cannot be executed inside a transaction
block.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.87.8"><h2>Examples</h2><p>
Create a tablespace <code class="literal">dbspace</code> at <code class="literal">/data/dbs</code>:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
CREATE TABLESPACE dbspace LOCATION '/data/dbs';
</pre><p>
</p><p>
Create a tablespace <code class="literal">indexspace</code> at <code class="literal">/data/indexes</code>
owned by user <code class="literal">genevieve</code>:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
CREATE TABLESPACE indexspace OWNER genevieve LOCATION '/data/indexes';
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.87.9"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
<code class="command">CREATE TABLESPACE</code> is a <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
extension.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.87.10"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="sql-createdatabase.html" title="CREATE DATABASE"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE DATABASE</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-createtable.html" title="CREATE TABLE"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE TABLE</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-createindex.html" title="CREATE INDEX"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE INDEX</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-droptablespace.html" title="DROP TABLESPACE"><span class="refentrytitle">DROP TABLESPACE</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-altertablespace.html" title="ALTER TABLESPACE"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER TABLESPACE</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-createtableas.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-createtsconfig.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">CREATE TABLE AS </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> CREATE TEXT SEARCH CONFIGURATION</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
