How to Install Postgresql on Mac OS X
12.20.2014
There are a couple of ways I normally install Postgresql on Mac OS X.
1. Homebrew
You will first have to install Hombrew.
$ brew update $ brew doctor $ brew install postgresql $ initdb /usr/local/var/postgres -E utf8 $ gem install lunchy $ mkdir -p ~/Library/LaunchAgents $ cp /usr/local/Cellar/postgresql/9.2.1/homebrew.mxcl.postgresql.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ $ lunchy start postgres $ createdb $ psql -h localhost
2. Postgres.app
Update 7/4/2015:
Remember to set your path, as per instructions on the Postgres.app homepage.
Gotcha: If you’re using Postgres.app, remember to add host: localhost to the database config for both development and test. Otherwise you will get a unix socket error!
This is now my preferred way to install postgresql on mac since there is less command line stuff involved.
Sources
http://www.moncefbelyamani.com/how-to-install-postgresql-on-a-mac-with-homebrew-and-lunchy/