Workshop Resources in the Cloud

If you are unable to install PostgreSQL on your own device, the resources for this workshop are available through a virtual Windows server hosted on Amazon Web Services.

An Amazon Machine Image (AMI) is available for you to use that will provide a Windows-based environment preconfigured for this workshop.

When launching a new instance, search for the public AMI ami-0d140d43781a17372.

  • Windows Server 2016
  • PostgreSQL 10.5
  • PostGIS 2.5
  • QGIS 3.2
  • pgAdmin 4

Note: upon launch, reset your default browser to Google Chrome. pgAdmin will not work in the bundled Internet Explorer.

For more information on using servers on Amazon Web Services: https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/getting-started/