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title: Manage PostgreSQL Users
description: Manage database users, databases, and privileges.
product: Databases
url: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/users/
last_updated: "2026-07-31"
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# Manage PostgreSQL Users

Generated on 1 Aug 2026

PostgreSQL is an open source, object-relational database built for extensibility, data integrity, and speed. Its concurrency support makes it fully ACID-compliant, and it supports dynamic loading and catalog-driven operations to let users customize its data types, functions, and more.

[How to Manage PostgreSQL Users and Databases in a Database Cluster](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/manage-users-and-databases/index.html.md): Create and delete a database cluster’s databases and database users from the DigitalOcean Control Panel.

[How to Modify User Privileges in PostgreSQL Databases](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/modify-user-privileges/index.html.md): Modify user privileges in PostgreSQL managed database clusters, like creating a read-only user.