installed the Nominatim software itself, if not return to the
[installation page](Installation.md).
+## Importing with a database user without superuser rights
+
+Nominatim usually creates its own PostgreSQL database at the beginning of the
+import process. This makes usage easier for the user but means that the
+database user doing the import needs the appropriate rights.
+
+If you prefer to run the import with a database user with limited rights,
+you can do so by changing the import process as follows:
+
+1. Run the command for database preparation with a database user with
+ superuser rights. For example, to use a db user 'dbadmin' for a
+ database 'nominatim', execute:
+
+ ```
+ NOMINATIM_DATABASE_DSN="pgsql:dbname=nominatim;user=dbadmin" nominatim import --prepare-database
+ ```
+
+2. Grant the import user the right to create tables. For example, foe user 'import-user':
+
+ ```
+ psql -d nominatim -c 'GRANT CREATE ON SCHEMA public TO "import-user"'
+ ```
+
+3. Now run the reminder of the import with the import user:
+
+ ```
+ NOMINATIM_DATABASE_DSN="pgsql:dbname=nominatim;user=import-user" nominatim import --continue import-from-file --osm-file file.pbf
+ ```
+
## Importing multiple regions (without updates)
To import multiple regions in your database you can simply give multiple
```bash
update
- ├── europe
- │ ├── andorra
- │ │ └── sequence.state
- │ └── monaco
- │ └── sequence.state
- └── tmp
- └── europe
- ├── andorra-latest.osm.pbf
- └── monaco-latest.osm.pbf
-
+ ├── europe
+ │ ├── andorra
+ │ │ └── sequence.state
+ │ └── monaco
+ │ └── sequence.state
+ └── tmp
+ └── europe
+ ├── andorra-latest.osm.pbf
+ └── monaco-latest.osm.pbf
```
This will get diffs from the replication server, import diffs and index
the database. The default replication server in the
-script([Geofabrik](https://download.geofabrik.de)) provides daily updates.
+script ([Geofabrik](https://download.geofabrik.de)) provides daily updates.
## Using an external PostgreSQL database
correct location of the library **on the database server**. Add the following
line to your your `.env` file:
-```php
+```
NOMINATIM_DATABASE_MODULE_PATH="<directory on the database server where nominatim.so resides>"
```
PostgreSQL module that was compiled on your target machine. If you get errors
that PostgreSQL cannot find or access `nominatim.so` then rerun
- nominatim refresh --functions
+ nominatim refresh --functions
on the target machine to update the the location of the module.