Postgres Installer - A Step by Step Guide to install PostgreSQL

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.

 

Download and Install PostgreSQL via Graphical Mode - Step-by-Step Guide

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.

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Step 4:

Specify directory where you want to install PostgreSQL.

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Step 5:

Specify PostgreSQL server port. You can leave this as default if you’re unsure what to enter.

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Step 6:

Specify data directory to initialize PostgreSQL database.

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Step 7:

Create a PostgreSQL user password.

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Step 8:

Create password for database Superuser.

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Step 9:

Click next to begin PostgreSQL installation.

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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 --superuser_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.

 

Supported Platforms

 

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