Postgres.app is the easiest way to get started with PostgreSQL on the Mac. Open the app, and you have a PostgreSQL server ready and awaiting new connections. Close the app, and the server shuts down.
Postgres.app will be distributed through the Mac App Store, with a separate build containing the latest PostgreSQL beta available for direct download from the website.
You can download the latest build from the Postgres.app website
Documentation is available at http://postgresapp.com/documentation, as well as from the "Open Documentation" menu item in Postgres.app.
- Open
Postgres.xcodeprojin Xcode - Select the "Postgres Binaries" scheme, and build by clicking "Run", or using the keyboard shortcut,
⌘B. - Optionally, Select the "Postgres Extensions" scheme, and build in the same manner.
- Once the binaries are finished building, select the "Postgres Mac Application" scheme, and build & run by clicking "Run", or using the keyboard shortcut,
⌘R.
Postgres.app bundles the PostgreSQL binaries as auxiliary executables. An XPC service manages postgres processes, which are terminated when the app is quit.
The database data directory is located in the /var directory of the Postgres.app Container's Application Support directory. When the app is launched, it checks for "PG_VERSION" in the directory. If it does not exist, initdb is run, and later, createdb to create a default database for the current user.
Mattt Thompson
Postgres.app is released under the PostgreSQL License. See LICENSE for additional information.