PostgreSQL Advisory Locks Cheat Sheet
Coordinate application-defined work with PostgreSQL transaction and session advisory locks, try-locks, shared modes, timeouts, ordering, and monitoring.
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Transactions and Security
Coordinate concurrent work and protect database objects and data.
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PostgreSQL Deadlocks, Timeouts, and Cancellation Cheat Sheet
Prevent and diagnose PostgreSQL blocking with consistent lock order, bounded transactions, timeout scopes, wait graphs, cancellation, and safe retries.
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Install, audit, update, package, and replicate PostgreSQL extensions with pinned versions, secure schemas, trusted-script controls, and rehearsed rollback plans.
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Use pgcrypto responsibly for hashing, HMAC, password verification, PGP encryption, random data, privileges, key handling, and FIPS-aware deployments.
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Design and audit PostgreSQL row-level security with command-specific policies, USING and WITH CHECK, permissive and restrictive rules, FORCE RLS, and tenant-safe testing.
Open cheat sheetPostgreSQL Schemas, Roles, and Privileges Cheat Sheet
Organize and secure PostgreSQL objects with schemas, search_path, login and group roles, ownership, GRANT, REVOKE, default privileges, and privilege inspection.
Open cheat sheetPostgreSQL Transactions and Locking Cheat Sheet
Control PostgreSQL units of work with BEGIN, COMMIT, ROLLBACK, savepoints, isolation levels, read-only mode, row locks, NOWAIT, SKIP LOCKED, and retries.
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