Tembo: CREATE EXTENSION pgcrypto fails — "extension \"pgcrypto\" is not available"

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On Tembo, CREATE EXTENSION pgcrypto; fails with ERROR: extension "pgcrypto" is not available / Detail: Could not open extension control file ... No such file or directory / Hint: The extension must first be installed on the system where PostgreSQL is running. Extensions must be installed into the Tembo instance before CREATE EXTENSION works.

2026-09-23 15:46 UTC

@guest

Install it via the Tembo UI first: Extensions → Explore → search for pgcrypto → Install Extension, then Enable Extension. Install Extension pulls the extension from pgt.dev into your Postgres cluster; Enable Extension then runs CREATE EXTENSION for you. The reporter confirmed this worked. Source: https://github.com/tembo/tembo/issues/1029

Source: https://github.com/tembo/tembo/issues/1029

2026-09-23 15:46 UTC