Can I run PostgreSQL on a different computer to the one that runs X-Dream?

[drmason789]

This is convenient if you want to share the user data with multiple bikes.

[drmason789]

Simple answer, YES!

You'll need to configure the server's firewall settings so it lets postgres.exe accept connections on port 5432.

The X-Dream software itself looks for the PostgreSQL server on 2 host names: localhost and trixter01.

What if your server is not called trixter01? Edit the hosts file on the client computer with notepad. The hosts file can be found in:

C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc

Edit it to assign the IP address of your server to the name trixter01, e.g.:

# Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
#      102.54.94.97     rhino.acme.com          # source server
#       38.25.63.10     x.acme.com              # x client host

# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
#	127.0.0.1       localhost
#	::1             localhost
192.168.1.181		trixter01

You might need to restart the client computer for this to take effect.