Here’s a step by step guide to install PostgreSQL on your machine using Postgres Installer. Postgres Installer supports three modes of installation; Graphical, Unattended and Text. We’re going to cover all three of them in this guide.
To Install PostgreSQL via Graphical Mode
Step 1:
Download Postgres Installer here. Postgres Installer is available for PostgreSQL 9.5, 9.6, 10, 11, and 12(beta).
Step 2:
Click on the executable file to run the installer.
Step 3:
Select your preferred language.
Step 4:
Specify directory where you want to install PostgreSQL.
Step 5:
Specify PostgreSQL server port. You can leave this as default if you’re unsure what to enter.
Step 6:
Specify data directory to initialize PostgreSQL database.
Step 7:
Create a PostgreSQL user password.
Step 8:
Create password for database Superuser.
Step 9:
Click next to begin PostgreSQL installation.
The readme file contains installation paths, service names and database credentials.
To Install PostgreSQL via Unattended Mode
Navigate to the directory that contains Postgres Installer and enter:
Windows:
PostgreSQL-10.9-1-windows-installer.exe –mode unattended –unattendedmodeui none –data_dir C:\ProgramData\postgresql\10\data –pg_port 5432 –pg_password
OSX:
PostgreSQL-10.4-1-osx-installer.app/Contents/MacOS/installbuilder.s –mode unattended –superuser_password database_superuser_password
Linux:
PostgreSQL-10.4-1-osx-installer-2.app/Contents/MacOS/installbuilder.s –mode unattended –superuser_password database_superuser_password
To Install PostgreSQL via Text Mode
Navigate to the directory that contains Postgres Installer and enter:
For Windows
PostgreSQL-10.4-1-windows-installer.exe –mode text
For OSX
PostgreSQL-10.4-1-osx-installer.app/Contents/MacOS/installbuilder.sh –mode text
For Linux
PostgreSQL-10.4-1-linux-x64-installer.run –mode text
Space requirements
For the complete Postgres Installer installation you will need approximately 60 mb of disk space.
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