The official Mastering PostgreSQL Administration guide includes deep dives into installation, configuration, maintenance, monitoring, and recovery.

Starting and stopping the postmaster, and managing data directory structures.

Configuring pg_hba.conf and managing user access.

The primary resource for this topic is , a comprehensive 117-page guide that covers advanced administrative tasks. This document is frequently updated and serves as the core "paper" or slide deck for his professional training sessions. Key Resources by Bruce Momjian

A curated collection of the most impactful slides from over 25 years of PostgreSQL presentations.

Identifying time-consuming queries using tools like pg_stat_statements or pgBadger . The Life of a PostgreSQL Table, Part 2 with Bruce Momjian

For foundational concepts, his book PostgreSQL: Introduction and Concepts provides a detailed historical and technical overview of the system. Core Administration Topics Covered

Understanding vacuuming operations, Write-Ahead Logs (WAL), and MVCC (Multi-Version Concurrency Control).