PostgreSQL Installation on Mac: Difference between revisions

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The installation output will contain the value to used for <code>-D</code> flag (the database directory).
Write it down and set the <code>PGDATA</code> environment variable to that value, so <code>pg_ct</code> commands will work without an explicit <code>-D</code>.


==Update Already Installed Package==
==Update Already Installed Package==

Revision as of 21:33, 6 October 2023

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Overview

Initial Installation

brew install postgresql

The installation output will contain the value to used for -D flag (the database directory).

Write it down and set the PGDATA environment variable to that value, so pg_ct commands will work without an explicit -D.

Update Already Installed Package

brew upgrade postgresql

Operate the Database as a Service

Start at Login

To have launchd start postgresql now and restart at login:

brew services start postgresql@14

For more details, see:

brew services

To Run without a Service

/opt/brew/opt/postgresql@14/bin/postgres -D /opt/brew/var/postgresql@14

Explore equivalency with:

pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres start

Status

  pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres status

Stop

  pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres stop