github.com/adrian-bl/terraform@v0.7.0-rc2.0.20160705220747-de0a34fc3517/website/source/docs/providers/postgresql/r/postgresql_database.html.markdown (about) 1 --- 2 layout: "postgresql" 3 page_title: "PostgreSQL: postgresql_database" 4 sidebar_current: "docs-postgresql-resource-postgresql_database" 5 description: |- 6 Creates and manages a database on a PostgreSQL server. 7 --- 8 9 # postgresql\_database 10 11 The ``postgresql_database`` resource creates and manages a database on a PostgreSQL 12 server. 13 14 15 ## Usage 16 17 ``` 18 resource "postgresql_database" "my_db" { 19 name = "my_db" 20 owner = "my_role" 21 } 22 23 ``` 24 25 ## Argument Reference 26 27 * `name` - (Required) The name of the database. Must be unique on the PostgreSQL server instance 28 where it is configured. 29 30 * `owner` - (Optional) The owner role of the database. If not specified the default is the user executing the command. To create a database owned by another role, you must be a direct or indirect member of that role, or be a superuser.