How to Install Barman on Windows 11

Barman is a backup and disaster recovery tool for PostgreSQL servers. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Barman on Windows 11.

1. Install PostgreSQL

Before installing Barman, you must first install PostgreSQL on your Windows 11 system. You can download the latest version of PostgreSQL for Windows from https://www.postgresql.org/download/windows/.

Follow the installation wizard to complete the installation of PostgreSQL on your system.

2. Install Python

Barman requires Python to run on your system. You can download the latest version of Python for Windows from https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/.

Follow the installation wizard to complete the installation of Python on your system.

3. Install Barman

  1. Download the latest version of Barman for Windows from http://www.pgbarman.org/downloads/.
  2. Extract the contents of the downloaded archive to a directory of your choice.
  3. Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory where you extracted Barman.
  4. Install Barman by running the following command:
python setup.py install

4. Configure Barman

  1. Create a new directory where Barman can store its configuration and backups. For example, you could create C:\barman.

  2. Copy the sample configuration file to the directory you just created:

copy barman.sample.conf C:\barman\barman.conf
  1. Edit the barman.conf file and configure the PostgreSQL servers that you want to backup.

5. Run Barman

To start backing up your PostgreSQL servers with Barman, run the following command:

barman cron

This will start the Barman daemon, which will automatically perform backups according to the configuration you set up in step 4.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Barman on your Windows 11 system.