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+# Percona Server for PostgreSQL + pg_tde, laid out to match the Docker official
+# `postgres:<major>-bookworm` image so it is a drop-in for KubeDB.
+#
+# Why a dedicated image: pg_tde's `tde_heap` access method requires the Percona
+# Server for PostgreSQL fork, not community PostgreSQL. This image installs the
+# Percona distribution from Percona's apt repository while keeping the exact same
+# runtime contract KubeDB already relies on for `postgres:<major>-bookworm`:
+#   * a `postgres` user/group at uid/gid 999
+#   * server binaries on PATH at /usr/lib/postgresql/<major>/bin
+#   * the official docker-entrypoint.sh + gosu (borrowed from the upstream image)
+#   * PGDATA, locale, VOLUME, STOPSIGNAL and EXPOSE identical to upstream
+# KubeDB overrides the command with its init-container run scripts at runtime, so
+# what matters is the layout, the user, and the binaries, all of which match.
+
+ARG PG_MAJOR=17
+
+# Borrow the proven entrypoint scripts and gosu from the Docker official image so
+# we do not re-implement (and drift from) that contract.
+FROM postgres:${PG_MAJOR}-bookworm AS upstream
+
+FROM debian:bookworm-slim
+
+ARG PG_MAJOR
+ENV PG_MAJOR=${PG_MAJOR}
+# Optionally pin the exact Percona minor (e.g. 2:17.9-1.bookworm) so the image
+# tag can match the installed server version. Empty installs the latest 17.x.
+# Find a value with: apt-cache madison percona-postgresql-17
+ARG PG_VERSION=
+
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/kubedb/postgres-docker"
+LABEL percona.package="Percona Server for PostgreSQL"
+
+# Match the official image: create the postgres user *before* installing the
+# server packages so the package postinst adopts uid/gid 999 instead of a
+# distro-assigned id. KubeDB runs the pod as runAsUser 999.
+RUN set -eux; \
+	groupadd -r postgres --gid=999; \
+	useradd -r -g postgres --uid=999 --home-dir=/var/lib/postgresql --shell=/bin/bash postgres; \
+	mkdir -p /var/lib/postgresql; \
+	chown -R postgres:postgres /var/lib/postgresql
+
+# Base tooling + locale (en_US.UTF-8, same as upstream).
+RUN set -eux; \
+	apt-get update; \
+	apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+		ca-certificates \
+		curl \
+		gnupg \
+		lsb-release \
+		locales \
+		wget \
+	; \
+	localedef -i en_US -c -f UTF-8 -A /usr/share/locale/locale.alias en_US.UTF-8; \
+	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+ENV LANG=en_US.utf8
+
+# Enable Percona's apt repo for the PostgreSQL 17 line, then install the Percona
+# server, contrib (pg_stat_statements, etc.) and the pg_tde extension. pg_tde is
+# a hard dependency of the server package now, but we name it explicitly so the
+# intent (and the build) is unambiguous. `create_main_cluster = false` stops
+# postgresql-common from spinning up a throwaway cluster during the build.
+RUN set -eux; \
+	apt-get update; \
+	wget -qO /tmp/percona-release.deb "https://repo.percona.com/apt/percona-release_latest.$(lsb_release -sc)_all.deb"; \
+	apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends /tmp/percona-release.deb; \
+	rm -f /tmp/percona-release.deb; \
+	percona-release setup ppg-17; \
+	apt-get update; \
+	mkdir -p /etc/postgresql-common; \
+	echo 'create_main_cluster = false' > /etc/postgresql-common/createcluster.conf; \
+	PIN=""; [ -n "${PG_VERSION}" ] && PIN="=${PG_VERSION}"; \
+	apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+		percona-postgresql-${PG_MAJOR}${PIN} \
+		percona-postgresql-client-${PG_MAJOR}${PIN} \
+		percona-pg-tde${PG_MAJOR} \
+		percona-postgresql-contrib \
+	; \
+	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
+	# sanity check: the Percona server and the pg_tde tooling KubeDB needs must be
+	# present and on PATH. KubeDB uses pg_tde_basebackup for replica seeding,
+	# pg_tde_rewind for failback, and pg_tde_waldump / pg_tde_resetwal in the
+	# coordinator's failback WAL handling on an encrypted cluster (the plain tools
+	# cannot read encrypted WAL). Missing any of these silently breaks TDE HA, so
+	# assert them at build time.
+	/usr/lib/postgresql/${PG_MAJOR}/bin/postgres --version; \
+	for _bin in pg_tde_basebackup pg_tde_rewind pg_tde_waldump pg_tde_resetwal; do \
+		test -x "/usr/lib/postgresql/${PG_MAJOR}/bin/${_bin}" \
+			|| { echo "FATAL: required pg_tde tool ${_bin} not found in the image"; exit 1; }; \
+	done
+
+# Same PATH / PGDATA / run-dir setup as the official image. KubeDB overrides
+# PGDATA to its own mount at runtime; this default keeps the image usable
+# standalone.
+ENV PATH=/usr/lib/postgresql/${PG_MAJOR}/bin:$PATH
+ENV PGDATA=/var/lib/postgresql/data
+RUN set -eux; \
+	install --verbose --directory --owner postgres --group postgres --mode 1777 /var/run/postgresql; \
+	install --verbose --directory --owner postgres --group postgres --mode 1777 "$PGDATA"
+
+VOLUME /var/lib/postgresql/data
+
+# Reuse the upstream entrypoint contract verbatim (entrypoint + initdb helpers +
+# gosu) so behaviour is identical to postgres:<major>-bookworm.
+COPY --from=upstream /usr/local/bin/gosu /usr/local/bin/gosu
+COPY --from=upstream /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
+COPY --from=upstream /usr/local/bin/docker-ensure-initdb.sh /usr/local/bin/docker-ensure-initdb.sh
+RUN set -eux; \
+	ln -sfT docker-ensure-initdb.sh /usr/local/bin/docker-enforce-initdb.sh; \
+	gosu --version; \
+	gosu nobody true
+ENTRYPOINT ["docker-entrypoint.sh"]
+
+# postgres uses SIGINT for a fast shutdown; match upstream so orchestrators stop
+# it cleanly.
+STOPSIGNAL SIGINT
+EXPOSE 5432
+
+USER 999
+CMD ["postgres"]
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+SHELL=/bin/bash -o pipefail
+
+# The KubeDB convention for Percona products is a rebuild published under
+# ghcr.io/appscode-images (mirrors percona-xtradb-cluster).
+REGISTRY   ?= ghcr.io/appscode-images
+BIN        := percona-distribution-postgresql
+IMAGE      := $(REGISTRY)/$(BIN)
+
+# PG_MAJOR is the PostgreSQL major line. TAG should match the installed Percona
+# minor; set PG_VERSION to pin it exactly (see README), otherwise the build
+# tracks the latest minor of the major line and you should tag accordingly.
+PG_MAJOR   ?= 17
+TAG        ?= 17.9
+PG_VERSION ?=
+
+# amd64 by default; Percona publishes arm64 too.
+PLATFORM   ?= linux/amd64
+
+.PHONY: container
+container:
+	docker buildx build --pull --platform $(PLATFORM) --load \
+		--build-arg PG_MAJOR=$(PG_MAJOR) \
+		--build-arg PG_VERSION=$(PG_VERSION) \
+		-t $(IMAGE):$(TAG) .
+
+.PHONY: push
+push:
+	docker buildx build --pull --platform $(PLATFORM) --push \
+		--build-arg PG_MAJOR=$(PG_MAJOR) \
+		--build-arg PG_VERSION=$(PG_VERSION) \
+		-t $(IMAGE):$(TAG) .
+
+# Convenience: print the Percona server version baked into the built image so the
+# tag can be reconciled with the actual minor.
+.PHONY: version
+version:
+	docker run --rm --entrypoint postgres $(IMAGE):$(TAG) --version
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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-# postgres-docker
\ No newline at end of file
+# postgres-docker
+
+Percona Server for PostgreSQL + [`pg_tde`](https://docs.percona.com/pg-tde/)
+container image for KubeDB, published as
+`ghcr.io/appscode-images/percona-distribution-postgresql:<version>`.
+
+## Why this image
+
+KubeDB's Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) support uses Percona's `pg_tde`
+extension. Its `tde_heap` access method requires the **Percona Server for
+PostgreSQL** fork, not community PostgreSQL, so TDE cannot run on the stock
+`postgres:<major>-bookworm` image. This repository builds a Percona server image
+that keeps the exact same runtime contract KubeDB already relies on, so the
+existing init-container run scripts work against it unchanged:
+
+- `postgres` user and group at **uid/gid 999** (matches
+  `spec.securityContext.runAsUser: 999`)
+- server binaries on `PATH` at `/usr/lib/postgresql/<major>/bin`
+- the TDE tooling KubeDB needs: `pg_tde_basebackup` (encrypted replica seeding),
+  `pg_tde_rewind` (safe failback), and `pg_tde_waldump` / `pg_tde_resetwal` (the
+  coordinator's failback WAL handling on an encrypted cluster), all verified
+  present at build time
+- the Docker official `docker-entrypoint.sh`, initdb helpers and `gosu`, borrowed
+  verbatim from `postgres:<major>-bookworm` via a multi-stage copy
+- identical `PGDATA`, locale, `VOLUME`, `STOPSIGNAL SIGINT` and `EXPOSE 5432`
+
+At runtime KubeDB overrides the command with its own scripts and points `PGDATA`
+at its mount, so the layout, user and binaries are what matter, and they all
+match the official image.
+
+## Catalog wiring
+
+Reference it from the `PostgresVersion` catalog entry:
+
+```yaml
+spec:
+  db:
+    baseOS: bookworm
+    image: ghcr.io/appscode-images/percona-distribution-postgresql:17.9
+  distribution: Percona
+  securityContext:
+    runAsAnyNonRoot: true
+    runAsUser: 999
+  tde:
+    supported: true
+    extensionName: pg_tde
+```
+
+Note this differs from pointing at the upstream `percona/percona-distribution-postgresql`
+image, which is UBI-based (uid 26, `/usr/pgsql-17/bin`, `PGDATA=/data/db`) and
+does not match the KubeDB runtime.
+
+## Build
+
+```bash
+# latest minor of the 17 line
+make container TAG=17
+
+# pin an exact Percona minor so the tag is truthful
+#   find the version string with:  apt-cache madison percona-postgresql-17
+make container PG_VERSION=2:17.9-1.bookworm TAG=17.9
+
+# publish
+make push TAG=17.9
+
+# confirm the baked-in server version matches the tag
+make version TAG=17.9
+```
+
+`make` variables: `REGISTRY` (default `ghcr.io/appscode-images`), `PG_MAJOR`
+(default `17`), `TAG`, `PG_VERSION` (empty tracks latest minor).
+
+## Notes
+
+- Percona ships `pg_tde` as a hard dependency of the server package now, but the
+  Dockerfile installs `percona-pg-tde<major>` explicitly for clarity.
+- `shared_preload_libraries` is intentionally left empty in the image; KubeDB
+  composes it (with `pg_tde` first) in its start scripts when TDE is enabled.