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# Postgres Inbox

## Usage

The Postgres Inbox allows use of Postgres for [Brighter's inbox support](/paramore-brighter-documentation/outbox-and-inbox/brighterinboxsupport.md). The configuration is described in [Basic Configuration](/paramore-brighter-documentation/brighter-configuration/brighterbasicconfiguration.md#inbox).

For this we will need the *Inbox* packages for the Postgres *Inbox*.

* **Paramore.Brighter.Inbox.Postgres**

```csharp
private static IHostBuilder CreateHostBuilder(string[] args) =>
    Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
        .ConfigureServices(hostContext, services) =>
        {
            ConfigureBrighter(hostContext, services);
        }

private static void ConfigureBrighter(HostBuilderContext hostContext, IServiceCollection services)
{
    services.AddConsumers(options =>
        {
            var config = new RelationalDatabaseConfiguration(connectionString, "brightertests", inboxTableName: "inboxmessages");
            opt.InboxConfiguration = new InboxConfiguration(new PostgreSqlInbox(config));
            ...
        });
}

...

```

## Provisioning the Inbox Table

You have two equally valid options for creating and maintaining the Inbox table:

**Option A — Let Brighter provision and migrate it for you.**

Brighter ships a library that creates the Inbox table on first start and evolves its schema across Brighter releases. See [Database Provisioning](/paramore-brighter-documentation/database-provisioning/boxprovisioning.md) and [Configuring Box Provisioning](/paramore-brighter-documentation/database-provisioning/boxprovisioningconfiguration.md). The PostgreSQL Inbox is at schema version 1 — the table shipped with its final column set, so there are no inbox migrations for this backend to apply.

**Option B — Manage the DDL yourself.**

Use `PostgreSqlInboxBuilder.GetDDL()` to obtain the DDL Brighter ships and apply it via your own tooling (FluentMigrator, Flyway, Liquibase, or hand-rolled scripts).

Choose based on fit; neither option is deprecated.


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