pg_background

Run SQL queries in the background

Overview

ID	Extension	Package	Version	Category	License	Language
1100	pg_background	pg_background	`1.3`	TIME	GPL-3.0	C

Attribute	Has Binary	Has Library	Need Load	Has DDL	Relocatable	Trusted
--s-d-r	No	Yes	No	Yes	yes	no

Relationships
See Also	pg_cron pg_task pg_later pgq timescaledb timescaledb_toolkit timeseries periods

Packages

Type	Repo	Version	PG Major Availability	Package Pattern	Dependencies
EL	PGDG	`1.3`	18 17 16 15 14 13	`pg_background_$v*`	-
Debian	PIGSTY	`1.3`	18 17 16 15 14 13	`postgresql-$v-pg-background`	-

Linux / PG	PG18	PG17	PG16	PG15	PG14	PG13
el8.x86_64	PGDG 1.5	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3
el8.aarch64	PGDG 1.5	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3
el9.x86_64	PGDG 1.5	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3
el9.aarch64	PGDG 1.5	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3
el10.x86_64	PGDG 1.5	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3
el10.aarch64	PGDG 1.5	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3	PGDG 1.3
d12.x86_64	MISS	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3
d12.aarch64	MISS	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3
d13.x86_64	MISS	MISS	MISS	MISS	MISS	MISS
d13.aarch64	MISS	MISS	MISS	MISS	MISS	MISS
u22.x86_64	MISS	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3
u22.aarch64	MISS	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3
u24.x86_64	MISS	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3
u24.aarch64	MISS	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3	PIGSTY 1.3

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_background_18`	1.5	`el8.x86_64`	pgdg	22.5 KiB	pg_background_18-1.5-1PGDG.rhel8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_18`	1.5	`el8.aarch64`	pgdg	22.0 KiB	pg_background_18-1.5-1PGDG.rhel8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_18`	1.5	`el9.x86_64`	pgdg	22.7 KiB	pg_background_18-1.5-1PGDG.rhel9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_18`	1.5	`el9.aarch64`	pgdg	22.0 KiB	pg_background_18-1.5-1PGDG.rhel9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_18`	1.5	`el10.x86_64`	pgdg	23.1 KiB	pg_background_18-1.5-1PGDG.rhel10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_18`	1.5	`el10.aarch64`	pgdg	22.6 KiB	pg_background_18-1.5-1PGDG.rhel10.aarch64.rpm

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_background_17`	1.3	`el8.x86_64`	pgdg	21.9 KiB	pg_background_17-1.3-1PGDG.rhel8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_17`	1.2	`el8.x86_64`	pgdg	20.1 KiB	pg_background_17-1.2-2PGDG.rhel8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_17`	1.3	`el8.aarch64`	pgdg	21.3 KiB	pg_background_17-1.3-1PGDG.rhel8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_17`	1.2	`el8.aarch64`	pgdg	19.6 KiB	pg_background_17-1.2-2PGDG.rhel8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_17`	1.3	`el9.x86_64`	pgdg	22.3 KiB	pg_background_17-1.3-1PGDG.rhel9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_17`	1.2	`el9.x86_64`	pgdg	20.5 KiB	pg_background_17-1.2-2PGDG.rhel9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_17`	1.3	`el9.aarch64`	pgdg	21.6 KiB	pg_background_17-1.3-1PGDG.rhel9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_17`	1.2	`el9.aarch64`	pgdg	19.9 KiB	pg_background_17-1.2-2PGDG.rhel9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_17`	1.3	`el10.x86_64`	pgdg	22.8 KiB	pg_background_17-1.3-3PGDG.rhel10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_17`	1.3	`el10.aarch64`	pgdg	22.3 KiB	pg_background_17-1.3-3PGDG.rhel10.aarch64.rpm
`postgresql-17-pg-background`	1.3	`d12.x86_64`	pigsty	45.6 KiB	postgresql-17-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~bookworm_amd64.deb
`postgresql-17-pg-background`	1.3	`d12.aarch64`	pigsty	44.5 KiB	postgresql-17-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~bookworm_arm64.deb
`postgresql-17-pg-background`	1.3	`u22.x86_64`	pigsty	48.7 KiB	postgresql-17-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~jammy_amd64.deb
`postgresql-17-pg-background`	1.3	`u22.aarch64`	pigsty	47.9 KiB	postgresql-17-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~jammy_arm64.deb
`postgresql-17-pg-background`	1.3	`u24.x86_64`	pigsty	43.4 KiB	postgresql-17-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~noble_amd64.deb
`postgresql-17-pg-background`	1.3	`u24.aarch64`	pigsty	42.5 KiB	postgresql-17-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~noble_arm64.deb

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_background_16`	1.3	`el8.x86_64`	pgdg	21.9 KiB	pg_background_16-1.3-1PGDG.rhel8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_16`	1.2	`el8.x86_64`	pgdg	19.7 KiB	pg_background_16-1.2-1PGDG.rhel8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_16`	1.3	`el8.aarch64`	pgdg	21.3 KiB	pg_background_16-1.3-1PGDG.rhel8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_16`	1.2	`el8.aarch64`	pgdg	19.2 KiB	pg_background_16-1.2-1PGDG.rhel8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_16`	1.3	`el9.x86_64`	pgdg	22.3 KiB	pg_background_16-1.3-1PGDG.rhel9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_16`	1.2	`el9.x86_64`	pgdg	19.9 KiB	pg_background_16-1.2-1PGDG.rhel9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_16`	1.3	`el9.aarch64`	pgdg	21.6 KiB	pg_background_16-1.3-1PGDG.rhel9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_16`	1.2	`el9.aarch64`	pgdg	19.2 KiB	pg_background_16-1.2-1PGDG.rhel9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_16`	1.3	`el10.x86_64`	pgdg	22.8 KiB	pg_background_16-1.3-3PGDG.rhel10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_16`	1.3	`el10.aarch64`	pgdg	22.4 KiB	pg_background_16-1.3-3PGDG.rhel10.aarch64.rpm
`postgresql-16-pg-background`	1.3	`d12.x86_64`	pigsty	45.4 KiB	postgresql-16-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~bookworm_amd64.deb
`postgresql-16-pg-background`	1.3	`d12.aarch64`	pigsty	44.5 KiB	postgresql-16-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~bookworm_arm64.deb
`postgresql-16-pg-background`	1.3	`u22.x86_64`	pigsty	48.6 KiB	postgresql-16-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~jammy_amd64.deb
`postgresql-16-pg-background`	1.3	`u22.aarch64`	pigsty	47.8 KiB	postgresql-16-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~jammy_arm64.deb
`postgresql-16-pg-background`	1.3	`u24.x86_64`	pigsty	43.3 KiB	postgresql-16-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~noble_amd64.deb
`postgresql-16-pg-background`	1.3	`u24.aarch64`	pigsty	42.6 KiB	postgresql-16-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~noble_arm64.deb

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_background_15`	1.3	`el8.x86_64`	pgdg	21.9 KiB	pg_background_15-1.3-1PGDG.rhel8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_15`	1.2	`el8.x86_64`	pgdg	19.6 KiB	pg_background_15-1.2-1PGDG.rhel8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_15`	1.0	`el8.x86_64`	pgdg	39.3 KiB	pg_background_15-1.0-1.rhel8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_15`	1.3	`el8.aarch64`	pgdg	21.2 KiB	pg_background_15-1.3-1PGDG.rhel8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_15`	1.2	`el8.aarch64`	pgdg	19.2 KiB	pg_background_15-1.2-1PGDG.rhel8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_15`	1.0	`el8.aarch64`	pgdg	38.7 KiB	pg_background_15-1.0-1.rhel8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_15`	1.3	`el9.x86_64`	pgdg	22.2 KiB	pg_background_15-1.3-1PGDG.rhel9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_15`	1.2	`el9.x86_64`	pgdg	19.9 KiB	pg_background_15-1.2-1PGDG.rhel9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_15`	1.0	`el9.x86_64`	pgdg	40.6 KiB	pg_background_15-1.0-1.rhel9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_15`	1.3	`el9.aarch64`	pgdg	21.6 KiB	pg_background_15-1.3-1PGDG.rhel9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_15`	1.2	`el9.aarch64`	pgdg	19.1 KiB	pg_background_15-1.2-1PGDG.rhel9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_15`	1.0	`el9.aarch64`	pgdg	39.7 KiB	pg_background_15-1.0-1.rhel9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_15`	1.3	`el10.x86_64`	pgdg	22.8 KiB	pg_background_15-1.3-3PGDG.rhel10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_15`	1.3	`el10.aarch64`	pgdg	22.3 KiB	pg_background_15-1.3-3PGDG.rhel10.aarch64.rpm
`postgresql-15-pg-background`	1.3	`d12.x86_64`	pigsty	45.4 KiB	postgresql-15-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~bookworm_amd64.deb
`postgresql-15-pg-background`	1.3	`d12.aarch64`	pigsty	44.4 KiB	postgresql-15-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~bookworm_arm64.deb
`postgresql-15-pg-background`	1.3	`u22.x86_64`	pigsty	48.6 KiB	postgresql-15-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~jammy_amd64.deb
`postgresql-15-pg-background`	1.3	`u22.aarch64`	pigsty	47.7 KiB	postgresql-15-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~jammy_arm64.deb
`postgresql-15-pg-background`	1.3	`u24.x86_64`	pigsty	43.3 KiB	postgresql-15-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~noble_amd64.deb
`postgresql-15-pg-background`	1.3	`u24.aarch64`	pigsty	42.5 KiB	postgresql-15-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~noble_arm64.deb

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_background_14`	1.3	`el8.x86_64`	pgdg	21.9 KiB	pg_background_14-1.3-1PGDG.rhel8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_14`	1.0	`el8.x86_64`	pgdg	39.6 KiB	pg_background_14-1.0-1.rhel8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_14`	1.3	`el8.aarch64`	pgdg	21.2 KiB	pg_background_14-1.3-1PGDG.rhel8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_14`	1.0	`el8.aarch64`	pgdg	38.6 KiB	pg_background_14-1.0-1.rhel8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_14`	1.3	`el9.x86_64`	pgdg	22.2 KiB	pg_background_14-1.3-1PGDG.rhel9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_14`	1.2	`el9.x86_64`	pgdg	19.9 KiB	pg_background_14-1.2-1PGDG.rhel9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_14`	1.3	`el9.aarch64`	pgdg	21.6 KiB	pg_background_14-1.3-1PGDG.rhel9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_14`	1.0	`el9.aarch64`	pgdg	39.5 KiB	pg_background_14-1.0-1.rhel9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_14`	1.3	`el10.x86_64`	pgdg	22.8 KiB	pg_background_14-1.3-3PGDG.rhel10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_14`	1.3	`el10.aarch64`	pgdg	22.4 KiB	pg_background_14-1.3-3PGDG.rhel10.aarch64.rpm
`postgresql-14-pg-background`	1.3	`d12.x86_64`	pigsty	45.4 KiB	postgresql-14-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~bookworm_amd64.deb
`postgresql-14-pg-background`	1.3	`d12.aarch64`	pigsty	44.5 KiB	postgresql-14-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~bookworm_arm64.deb
`postgresql-14-pg-background`	1.3	`u22.x86_64`	pigsty	48.6 KiB	postgresql-14-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~jammy_amd64.deb
`postgresql-14-pg-background`	1.3	`u22.aarch64`	pigsty	47.7 KiB	postgresql-14-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~jammy_arm64.deb
`postgresql-14-pg-background`	1.3	`u24.x86_64`	pigsty	43.3 KiB	postgresql-14-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~noble_amd64.deb
`postgresql-14-pg-background`	1.3	`u24.aarch64`	pigsty	42.5 KiB	postgresql-14-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~noble_arm64.deb

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_background_13`	1.3	`el8.x86_64`	pgdg	21.8 KiB	pg_background_13-1.3-1PGDG.rhel8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_13`	1.0	`el8.x86_64`	pgdg	39.1 KiB	pg_background_13-1.0-1.rhel8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_13`	1.3	`el8.aarch64`	pgdg	21.2 KiB	pg_background_13-1.3-1PGDG.rhel8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_13`	1.0	`el8.aarch64`	pgdg	38.4 KiB	pg_background_13-1.0-1.rhel8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_13`	1.3	`el9.x86_64`	pgdg	22.2 KiB	pg_background_13-1.3-1PGDG.rhel9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_13`	1.2	`el9.x86_64`	pgdg	19.9 KiB	pg_background_13-1.2-1PGDG.rhel9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_13`	1.3	`el9.aarch64`	pgdg	21.6 KiB	pg_background_13-1.3-1PGDG.rhel9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_13`	1.0	`el9.aarch64`	pgdg	39.4 KiB	pg_background_13-1.0-1.rhel9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_background_13`	1.3	`el10.x86_64`	pgdg	22.8 KiB	pg_background_13-1.3-3PGDG.rhel10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_background_13`	1.3	`el10.aarch64`	pgdg	22.3 KiB	pg_background_13-1.3-3PGDG.rhel10.aarch64.rpm
`postgresql-13-pg-background`	1.3	`d12.x86_64`	pigsty	45.1 KiB	postgresql-13-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~bookworm_amd64.deb
`postgresql-13-pg-background`	1.3	`d12.aarch64`	pigsty	44.2 KiB	postgresql-13-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~bookworm_arm64.deb
`postgresql-13-pg-background`	1.3	`u22.x86_64`	pigsty	48.4 KiB	postgresql-13-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~jammy_amd64.deb
`postgresql-13-pg-background`	1.3	`u22.aarch64`	pigsty	47.2 KiB	postgresql-13-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~jammy_arm64.deb
`postgresql-13-pg-background`	1.3	`u24.x86_64`	pigsty	43.1 KiB	postgresql-13-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~noble_amd64.deb
`postgresql-13-pg-background`	1.3	`u24.aarch64`	pigsty	42.4 KiB	postgresql-13-pg-background_1.3-1PIGSTY~noble_arm64.deb

Source

Repository

github.com/vibhorkum/pg_background

Source Tarball

pg_background-1.3.tar.gz

pig build get pg_background; # get pg_background source code
pig build dep pg_background; # install build dependencies
pig build pkg pg_background; # build extension rpm or deb
pig build ext pg_background; # build extension rpms

Install

To add the required PGDG / PIGSTY upstream repository, use:

pig repo add pgsql -u   # add PGDG + Pigsty repo and update cache (leave existing repos)

Install this extension with:

pig ext install pg_background; # install by extension name, for the current active PG version
pig ext install pg_background; # install via package alias, for the active PG version
pig ext install pg_background -v 18;   # install for PG 18
pig ext install pg_background -v 17;   # install for PG 17
pig ext install pg_background -v 16;   # install for PG 16
pig ext install pg_background -v 15;   # install for PG 15
pig ext install pg_background -v 14;   # install for PG 14
pig ext install pg_background -v 13;   # install for PG 13

Create this extension with:

CREATE EXTENSION pg_background;

Last updated on 2025-11-02

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