Install PostgreSQL for Microsoft Windows
Install an official PostgreSQL release from EnterpriseDB on Microsoft Windows for use with CAST Imaging
Install a database server
Install and configure a PostgreSQL database server to store CAST Imaging analysis and persistence data
CAST Storage Service (com.castsoftware.css) is End of Life and is no longer supported or distributed. Customers previously using CAST Storage Service must migrate to a standard PostgreSQL installation. CAST recommends PostgreSQL 18.x.
CAST Imaging requires an RDBMS component to store both the data generated during analyses and persistence data (settings/properties etc.). CAST supports only PostgreSQL. Customers are responsible for installing PostgreSQL on their own machines:
- on Microsoft Windows: install from EnterpriseDB — see Install PostgreSQL for Microsoft Windows.
- on Linux: install from the official PostgreSQL repository for your distribution, or via Docker — see Install PostgreSQL for Linux.
There can be one or multiple instances of this component in a deployment. Multiple instances can be installed in order to load-balance your analysis and data storage requirements.
- See also Database requirements.
- CAST provides one single instance of the database component automatically as a container when installing CAST Imaging on Linux via Docker. When installing CAST Imaging on Microsoft Windows, this component must be obtained and installed separately by the customer. Additional remote instances can also be deployed in both cases.
See the installation instructions below.
Install PostgreSQL for Linux
Install PostgreSQL directly on a Linux server or via a Docker image for use with CAST Imaging
Post database installation action items
Required configuration steps to complete after installing PostgreSQL, applicable to both Windows and Linux
Configuring certificate-based authentication for database connections
Secure database connections between CAST Imaging and PostgreSQL using mutual TLS certificate-based authentication