Here is the steps how you can install postgresql on Mac OS X:
1. install homebrew
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/go/install)"
2. install postgresql
brew install postgresql
3. set automatic start
ln -sfv /usr/local/opt/postgresql/*.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents
4. initialize database cluster
initdb -A trust /usr/local/var/postgres
initdb /usr/local/var/postgres -E utf8
5. create postgres role
createuser -s postgres
Start and stop manually
start:
launchctl load -w ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.postgresql.plist
stop:
launchctl unload -w ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.postgresql.plist
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