The document outlines a presentation by Muhammad Haroon on installing and setting up PostgreSQL across various platforms, including Linux, OSX, and Windows. It discusses native packages available on different operating systems, third-party distributions, and options for customized installations. Additionally, it offers information on PostgreSQL training, migration help, and production support services.

1. Easy PostgreSQL
Installation & Setup
Muhammad Haroon
PUG meetup May 2016, Islamabad

2. $psql~#: d myself
• Got first opportunity to play with PostgreSQL in 2006 @ EnterpriseDB
• Headed Engineering & IT efforts @ IBEX Group
• Worked in Senior Consultant position @ OpenSCG
• Served as Principal Architect/Product Owner @ TRG
• Working in PostgreSQL space @ 2ndQuadrant
Email: haroon@2ndQuadrant.com
Skype: contact.haroon

3. Agenda
• PostgreSQL package resources
• Installation & setup on popular platforms
• Linux
• OSX
• Windows
• Demo
• Footprint
• Important configs
• Questions

4. PostgreSQL package resources
• Native packages offered by respective platform
• Native packages released by PostgreSQL community under the banner of
PostgreSQL Global Development Group
• Third party packages/bundles

5. Native package offered by respective platform
• BSD
• FreeBSD
• OpenBSD
• Linux
• RHEL family (including CentOS/Fedora/Scientific/Oracle variants)
• Debian & Derivatives
• Ubuntu & Derivatives
• SuSe/OpenSuSe

6. Native package offered by respective platform
continued …
• OSX
• Default since OSX server 10.7
• Maintained by Apple
• 10.7 ships with 9.0 (lags behind by quite a margin)
• Minor updates are provided by Apple but not necessarily right after new PG minor release
• Windows/Microsoft
• does not offer any native PostgreSQL packages

7. Packages released by PGDG
Packages released by PostgreSQL Global Development Group (PGDG)
• Native Packages for Linux platforms
• CentOS
• Fedora
• Scientific Linux
• Oracle Enterprise Linux
• Amazon Linux AMI
• Debian
• Ubuntu

8. Third party cross platform* packages and bundles
(With some bells and whistles)
• 2ndQuadrant
• EnterpriseDB
• OpenSCG
* cross paltform packages may or may not integrate with native packaging system

9. Which one’s for me ?
• Build from source … ?
• Native packages … ?
• Native PGDG packages …?
• Third party cross platform packages …?
* image courtesy unisci24.com

10. The easy way … ?
www.PostgreSQL.org/download
• Third party distributions
• PostgreSQL Live CD (fedora based)
• 2UDA (pronounced tudor)
• BigSQL
• TurnKey PostgreSQL (Ubuntu based live CD & appliance)
• BitNami stacks (OS + Apache + PHP + PostgreSQL)

11. 2UDA available for download from ...
PostgreSQL.org/download
2ndquadrant.com/en/resources/2uda/
• 2UDA (pronounced tudor)
• Linux, OSX and Windows
• Graphical and headless environment support
• Integrates with native service control management system
• Available in English, French, German, Italian, Slovenian & Spanish languages

12. • Installation on OSX
• Installation on Windows
• Installation on Linux (headless)
Demo

13. Installation on OSX
footprint & configs

14. Installation on Windows

15. Installation on Linux (headless)

16. Questions ?
 Need customized PostgreSQL suited
to your needs?
 Looking for PostgreSQL training ?
 Need help migrating to PostgreSQL
?
 Need PostgreSQL production
support ?
 Got specific PostgreSQL needs ?
 Looking for cloud and/or hybrid high
availability clusters ?
Let us help you!
Email: haroon@2ndQuadrant.com
Skype: contact.haroon