Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Local setup
You need to install PostgreSQL on your computer; this installation is recommended be-
cause some commands of the Postgres add-on require PostgreSQL to be installed. Besides
that, it's a good idea for your development database to be similar to your production data-
base; this avoids problems between these environments.
Next, you will learn how to set up PostgreSQL on Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. In ad-
dition to pgAdmin, this is the most popular and rich feature in PostgreSQL's administration
and development platform.
The versions recommended for installation are PostgreSQL 9.4.0 and pgAdmin 1.20.0, or
the latest available versions.
