postgresql start code example

Example 1: start postgres server

pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres start

Example 2: start postgres server

brew services start postgresql

Example 3: how to run postgresql in linux

sudo service postgresql-9.3 start

Example 4: run postgres locally

$ pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres -l /usr/local/var/postgres/server.log start

Example 5: how to run postgresql in linux

sudo service postgresql-9.3 initdb
sudo service postgresql-9.3 start

Example 6: start postgres server

pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres stop