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Install PostgreSQL

In this article, we will install PostgreSQL.

Download setup

To download the setup

1. Go to the URL- https://www.postgresql.org/download/windows/

2. Click on the link – ‘Download the installer’.

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3. Another screen will appear to select the version of postgreSql based on your operating system

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A setup will be downloaded on your machine.

Install postgreSql

To install postgreSql

1. Double click on the setup, first window will appear. Click on ‘Next>’.

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2. Second screen ask you the select installation directory. You can choose the default location or choose the new location. After selecting location, click on ‘Next >’.

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3. In the third window, I can select the components I want to install. Click on ‘Next >’

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4. In the fourth window, you can select the super admin user name and password. After entering the credentials, click on ‘Next >’.

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5. In the fifth window, you can select the port number. By default the port number is 5432. Click on ‘Next >’.

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6. Sixth window asks you the select the locale. Click on ‘Next >’ after selecting locale.

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7. Seventh window will give you the pre installation summary.

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8. In the eighth window, you can click on ‘Next >’ to start installation.

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Installation gets started

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Once the setup is completed, a screen will appear to download stack builder. I am skipping this step and click on ‘Finish’.

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PostgreSQL is installed on your machine.

How to open it?

To open it, type ‘pgadmin’ in start menu and click on ‘pgAdmin 4’ to open it.

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Posted By -	Karan Gupta

Posted On -	Wednesday, October 16, 2019

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