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 "repo": "nocodb/nocodb",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb",
 "repo_slug": "nocodb-nocodb",
 "title": "Run NocoDB on PostgreSQL for a team tracker",
 "page_title": "How to run NocoDB on PostgreSQL for a team tracker with Nocodb",
 "summary": "Point NocoDB at a PostgreSQL database and give the team Kanban, Form and Calendar views over the same tables.",
 "who": "A team lead replacing a messy shared spreadsheet with a real database.",
 "problem": "SQLite in a single container is fine for testing but not for a team's production data.",
 "outcome": "A NocoDB instance backed by PostgreSQL with views and roles for the team.",
 "steps": [
  "Run PostgreSQL and note its host, user, password and database name",
  "Use the Docker with PG command, setting `NC_DB` to your database URL and `NC_AUTH_JWT_SECRET` to your own secret",
  "Create Kanban, Form and Calendar views over your tables",
  "Use Access Control with Roles and locked views to limit who can edit what"
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 "time": "1 hour",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README's Auto-upstall script installs Docker, PostgreSQL, Redis and Traefik with SSL for production, but it runs a remote script with bash, so read it first.",
 "category": "Work and operations",
 "tags": [
  "Work and operations"
 ],
 "lang": "typescript",
 "requirements": [
  "Docker for the recommended install, or a prebuilt binary for quick local tests",
  "Optional PostgreSQL database for the Docker with PG setup",
  "Note the Sustainable Use License, which is not an OSI open source license"
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   "notice": "The README sample puts a database password and a JWT secret on the command line; replace both with your own values and keep them out of shell history and repositories."
  }
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