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- Around line 49-50: Update the pgEdge repository installation commands in the
installation instructions to chain the download, package installation, and
cleanup with `&&`; use `sudo` for cleanup and remove `|| true` so failures are
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- Line 75: Update the APT installation sequence in the Coldfront instructions so
it refreshes package indexes after adding the pgEdge repository and before
installing pgedge-postgresql-18-coldfront.
- Around line 83-103: Keep PostgreSQL configuration and extension-creation
instructions in the One-Time Setup section of the Using ColdFront guide; in the
installation documentation, retain only the package-specific note that
installation does not configure PostgreSQL and link readers to that setup
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- Line 1: Update the README Documentation table label for the guide linked to
docs/object_store.md to “Configuring your Object Store,” preserving its existing
S3-focused summary.
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🟡 Minor · Correct the package table’s package roles. · installation.md:54-85
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winCorrect the package table’s package roles.
The versioned package is the PostgreSQL extension, not a meta-package. The table labels
pgedge-coldfrontas the extension, but that package contains the command-line tools. A user who selects it from the extension row can install a package without the PostgreSQL extension. The manifests also do not list Lakekeeper as a direct dependency, so the claim that the versioned package installs every package in the table is unsupported.Suggested fix
-With the repository in place, install the meta-package for your PostgreSQL -major version; it pulls in every other package ColdFront needs. The +With the repository in place, install the ColdFront extension package for your +PostgreSQL major version. Its dependencies include PostgreSQL, pg_duckdb, and +ColdFront's DuckDB extensions. The following table shows each package's purpose and its name on RHEL-family and Debian-family systems: | Package | RHEL, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux | Ubuntu, Debian | |---|---|---| -| Meta-package (installs the following packages) | `pgedge-coldfront_<pg_version>` | `pgedge-postgresql-<pg_version>-coldfront` | -| ColdFront extension | `pgedge-coldfront` | `pgedge-coldfront` | +| ColdFront extension | `pgedge-coldfront_<pg_version>` | `pgedge-postgresql-<pg_version>-coldfront` | +| ColdFront command-line tools | `pgedge-coldfront` | `pgedge-coldfront` |🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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- Around line 54-85: Update the package descriptions in the installation guide:
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I have following recommendations before merge:
1. coldfront.yaml Training
- Add section explaining what coldfront.yaml contains
- Include example configs for S3, Azure, GCS
- Note how each path provides it (Docker auto-renders from env, RPM/bare-metal create manually)
2. PostgreSQL GUC Settings
- Add postgresql.conf settings required for tiering
- Key settings: shared_preload_libraries, extension paths, warehouse/Lakekeeper endpoints
- Note: RPM/bare-metal users must add these manually (unlike Docker)
3. Lakekeeper Configuration (Critical for RPM)
- Multiple manual steps: bootstrap, warehouse creation, namespace setup
- Storage credential configuration (S3, Azure, GCS)
- Connection setup from ColdFront to Lakekeeper endpoint
- Without these steps, tiering won't work — users will be stuck
These gaps are critical for RPM and bare-metal install paths — users will need this immediately after installation.
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The EL and Debian repo-configuration steps here are fully duplicated from the Enterprise Postgres docs. I checked each command: EPEL, CRB, the PGDG disable, the repo RPM, and the Debian prerequisites are all already at /enterprise/el/configure-repo/ and /enterprise/debian/configure-repo/.
I would replace the whole block with links to those two pages. Two reasons beyond avoiding duplication:
The canonical EL page covers RHEL, OEL, Alma, and Rocky on both 9 and 10. This PR covers EL 10 only, so linking out actually widens our coverage rather than narrowing it, and without adding four more code blocks that will drift.
Platform nuance is maintained upstream. The EL page tells readers to remove community Postgres packages; the Debian page notes that pgEdge packages remove community Postgres 12 to 18 automatically. A copy here will not track changes like that.
Keep on this page only what is ColdFront-specific: the package table, the install commands, CREATE EXTENSION, the coldfront.* GUCs and shared_preload_libraries, the Lakekeeper and object store pointers, and the source build section.
Can we replace following section "Using a Package to Install ColdFront" with
ColdFront packages come from the pgEdge repository. Configure it first:
Enterprise Linux (RHEL, Oracle Linux, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux): Configuring the Repository
Debian and Ubuntu: Configuring the Repository
Those pages cover the platform prerequisites, disabling PGDG, and creating the repository. With the repository in place, install ColdFront:
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These issues are addressed - they're just hard to find. I'm working on solving that issue on another page... this page focuses solely on Installation.
Zaid, the Installation section now points to our RHEL docs... we'll add more content there if we need to!
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- Around line 128-130: Update the installation guidance near the
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Summary
docs/installation.md: added "Using a Package to InstallColdFront" (pgEdge repo setup for RHEL/EL and Debian/Ubuntu, package
table, install commands, the
CREATE EXTENSIONstep) and"Configuring ColdFront" (adapted from the README's Configuration
section). The former page H1 is now a "Building ColdFront from
Source" subsection, and its prerequisites/build-output subsections
were reordered and leveled to read front-to-back.
on S3" to "Configuring your Object Store" and updated every
cross-reference to it.
mkdocs.ymlnav label to match its page's actualheading.
docs/usage.mdleft over from aninstallation.md heading rename.
Test plan
mkdocs build --strictpasses locallybuilt site (not just file existence)