Appendix B. Brief Postgres Overview
This is a brief overview of all the little things that go into getting your environment set up to run Postgres.
Installing Postgres
Chances are your laptop or server does not have Postgres installed on it if you have not used the Postgres database before. If you’re using OS X, you have the Postgres client libraries but not the database server itself.
From Source
You can download the source code for Postgres, compile it, and install it. This gives you the most control. Go to https://www.postgresql.org/ftp/source/ to download the source code. Installation instructions can be found at https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/install-procedure.html.
Package Manager
If you’re on a Linux distro you’ve ...
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