Installing Bluefin on Windows

On Windows, only the Bluefin TAM is available for PostgreSQL and EDB Postgres Advanced Server version 15 and later. Autocluster and Refdata are not supported on Windows. Bluefin is installed using a graphical setup wizard.

Prerequisites

Before installing:

• Install PostgreSQL 15 or later, or EDB Postgres Advanced Server 15 or later, on the target Windows machine. See:

  • Installing PostgreSQL
  • Installing EDB Postgres Advanced Server

• Ensure you have administrator privileges on the Windows system.

Downloading the installer

Download the Bluefin installer using StackBuilder (for PostgreSQL) or StackBuilder Plus (for EDB Postgres Advanced Server):

1. Open StackBuilder or StackBuilder Plus from the Windows Start menu.
2. Select your PostgreSQL or EDB Postgres Advanced Server installation from the dropdown, then select Next.
3. Under the Add-ons, tools and utilities category, select Asp Bluefink, then complete the download wizard.

The installer file follows this naming convention:

edb-<postgres><postgres_version>-bluefin-<version>-windows-x64.exe

Where <postgres> is as for EDB Postgres Advanced Server or pg for PostgreSQL, and <postgres_version> is the major version number. For example:

edb-as18-bluefin-1.7.0-1-windows-x64.exe   (EDB Postgres Advanced Server 18)
edb-pg18-bluefin-1.7.0-1-windows-x64.exe   (PostgreSQL 18)

Installing the package

1. Launch the Setup Wizard — Double-click the Bluefin installer executable to launch the setup wizard. If Windows User Account Control (UAC) prompts you, right-click the file and select Run as Administrator instead.

2. Accept the License Agreement — On the License Agreement screen, select I accept the agreement, then select Next.

3. Specify the PostgreSQL installation directory — Enter the path to your existing PostgreSQL or EDB Postgres Advanced Server installation. Bluefin installs into this directory. The default path shown is C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\<version>. Update it to match your actual installation, for example:

   • C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\18
   • C:\Program Files\edb\as18

   Note

   Ensure the path points to the correct major version you want Bluefin installed into. Installing into the wrong directory may cause the extension to be unavailable.

4. Select Next to continue.

5. Ready to Install — Review the details and select Next to begin the installation.

6. Complete the installation — When the Setup Wizard Completed screen appears, select Finish to exit the installer.