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PostgreSQL Installation Guide

This document provides a step-by-step guide to installing PostgreSQL using Postgres Installer, which supports three installation modes: graphical, unattended, and text. The graphical mode steps include downloading the installer, selecting an installation language and location, and configuring the server port, data directory, and user passwords. The unattended mode uses command lines to perform a silent installation. The text mode launches a text-based installer. Postgres Installer requires about 60 MB of disk space and supports Linux, Windows, and macOS platforms.

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PostgreSQL Installation Guide

This document provides a step-by-step guide to installing PostgreSQL using Postgres Installer, which supports three installation modes: graphical, unattended, and text. The graphical mode steps include downloading the installer, selecting an installation language and location, and configuring the server port, data directory, and user passwords. The unattended mode uses command lines to perform a silent installation. The text mode launches a text-based installer. Postgres Installer requires about 60 MB of disk space and supports Linux, Windows, and macOS platforms.

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Postgres Installer – A Step by Step Guide

to install PostgreSQL
July 18, 2018/in 2ndQuadrant, Liaqat's PlanetPostgreSQL, Postgres Installer,
PostgreSQL /by Liaqat Andrabi

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 <os
service user pass> –superuser_password <db_user_pass>

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

Linux Windows OSX

 RHEL6 and RHEL7  Windows 8  10 and above


 CentOS6 and CentOS7  Windows 10
 Ubuntu Bionic, Xenial and Trusty
 Debian Stretch and Jessie

For feedback or queries related to Postgres Installer, email us at


pginstaller@2ndQuadrant.com.

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