# pgAgent

Introduced in pgAdmin III v1.4, pgAgent is a job scheduling agent for PostgreSQL, capable of running multi-step batch/shell and SQL tasks on complex schedules.

From pgAdmin 1.9 onwards, pgAgent is distributed independently of pgAdmin. It may be downloaded from the download area.

Contents:

- pgAgent Installation
  - Database setup
  - Daemon installation on Unix
  - Service installation on Windows
  - Security concerns
- pgAgent Jobs
- pgAgent Schedules
- pgAgent Steps