[postgresql] How to configure PostgreSQL to accept all incoming connections

I've got a PostgreSQL data base that I'd like to configure to accept all incoming connections regardless of the source IP address. How can this be configured in the pg_hba.conf file? I'm using postgreSQL version 8.4.

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The answer is


0.0.0.0/0 for all IPv4 addresses

::0/0 for all IPv6 addresses

all to match any IP address

samehost to match any of the server's own IP addresses

samenet to match any address in any subnet that the server is directly connected to.

e.g.

host    all             all             0.0.0.0/0            md5

Add this line to pg_hba.conf of postgres folder

host    all    all    all    trust

"trust" allows all users to connect without any password.


Addition to above great answers, if you want some range of IPs to be authorized, you could edit /var/lib/pgsql/{VERSION}/data file and put something like

host all all 172.0.0.0/8 trust

It will accept incoming connections from any host of the above range. Source: http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/database_guides/Practical_PostgreSQL_database/c15679_002.htm


Configuration all files with postgres 12 on centos:

step 1: search and edit file

sudo vi /var/lib/pgsql/12/data/pg_hba.conf

press "i" and at line IPv4 change

host    all             all             0.0.0.0/0            md5

step 2: search and edit file postgresql.conf

sudo vi /var/lib/pgsql/12/data/postgresql.conf

add last line: listen_addresses = '*' :wq! (save file) - step 3: restart

systemctl restart postgresql-12.service