How to install postgresql on mac

Chetan Kapoor

7 years ago

Install Postgresql on Mac

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Download the postgresql package

You can go to following link to download the package and select the postgresql version and your operating system (Mac OS) or use wget to download it via command line

https://www.enterprisedb.com/downloads/postgres-postgresql-downloads#macosx

wget https://get.enterprisedb.com/postgresql/postgresql-9.6.3-3-osx.dmg

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Install postgresql

Now you need to install the postgresql package. Just double click on the downloaded package and follow the instructions. You need to provide the password for postgres superuser password.

Set environment variable for mac

You need to set environment variable in order to work with postgresql through command line.

Open terminal in your mac and the open profile file with any editor and paste the below line in your profile file

(Profile file can be .profile or .bash_profile in your home directory)

export PATH=/Library/PostgreSQL/9.6/bin/:$PATH

Then source your profile file or logout and login again.

Then try to login with postgres user and password.

psql -U postgres -h localhost
Password for user postgres:
 psql (9.6.3)
 Type "help" for help.

postgres=#

Now postgresql database is setup and you can login and create new users and password.

If you got some issues installing postgresql on mac please feel free to comment below.