Yum Repository
PgPool Global Development Group provides the pgpool-II Yum Repository.
With this repository, you can install pgpool-II by using yum. Please visit: https://www.pgpool.net/docs/latest/en/html/install-rpm.html for more details of RPM installation.
Contents
RPM Packaging Policy
Supported Pgpool-II Versions
RPM packages are provided for the stable versions of Pgpool-II (EOL_information. Typically, the latest five major versions are supported.)
Supported Platforms (Operating Systems)
RPM packages are provided for the following Red Hat–based distributions (including compatible distributions such as Rocky Linux).
- RHEL / Rocky Linux 8
- RHEL / Rocky Linux 9
Supported PostgreSQL Versions
For each release of Pgpool-II (major and minor), RPM packages are provided for all supported major versions of PostgreSQL.
For example, as of the release of Pgpool-II 4.6.2 on May 30, 2025, PostgreSQL versions 13 through 17 are supported. Therefore, the following RPMs are available for each corresponding PostgreSQL major version:
- pgpool-II-pg13-4.6.2
- pgpool-II-pg14-4.6.2
- pgpool-II-pg15-4.6.2
- pgpool-II-pg16-4.6.2
- pgpool-II-pg17-4.6.2
Install
To use the yum repository, you must first install the repository RPM. To do this, download the correct RPM from the repository RPM listing, and install it with commands like:
Install the repository RPM
RHEL/Rocky Linux 9.x
- Pgpool-II 4.6
# dnf install https://www.pgpool.net/yum/rpms/4.6/redhat/rhel-9-x86_64/pgpool-II-release-4.6-1.noarch.rpm
- Pgpool-II 4.5
# dnf install https://www.pgpool.net/yum/rpms/4.5/redhat/rhel-9-x86_64/pgpool-II-release-4.5-1.noarch.rpm
- Pgpool-II 4.4
# dnf install https://www.pgpool.net/yum/rpms/4.4/redhat/rhel-9-x86_64/pgpool-II-release-4.4-1.noarch.rpm
- Pgpool-II 4.3
# dnf install https://www.pgpool.net/yum/rpms/4.3/redhat/rhel-9-x86_64/pgpool-II-release-4.3-1.noarch.rpm
- Pgpool-II 4.2
# dnf install https://www.pgpool.net/yum/rpms/4.2/redhat/rhel-9-x86_64/pgpool-II-release-4.2-1.noarch.rpm
RHEL/Rocky Linux 8.x
- Pgpool-II 4.6
# dnf install https://www.pgpool.net/yum/rpms/4.6/redhat/rhel-8-x86_64/pgpool-II-release-4.6-1.noarch.rpm
- Pgpool-II 4.5
# dnf install https://www.pgpool.net/yum/rpms/4.5/redhat/rhel-8-x86_64/pgpool-II-release-4.5-1.noarch.rpm
- Pgpool-II 4.4
# dnf install https://www.pgpool.net/yum/rpms/4.4/redhat/rhel-8-x86_64/pgpool-II-release-4.4-1.noarch.rpm
- Pgpool-II 4.3
# dnf install https://www.pgpool.net/yum/rpms/4.3/redhat/rhel-8-x86_64/pgpool-II-release-4.3-2.noarch.rpm
- Pgpool-II 4.2
# dnf install https://www.pgpool.net/yum/rpms/4.2/redhat/rhel-8-x86_64/pgpool-II-release-4.2-2.noarch.rpm
Install Pgpool-II
Once installing the repository RPM is done, you can proceed to install and update the Pgpool-II packages from the offcial repository.
Package names in the pgpool-II yum repository includes the version number of PostgreSQL to use with pgpool-II, such as:
pgpool-II-pg17 pgpool-II-pg17-extensions