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    HowTo setup Postgres on macOS
  
        
  
    
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  | # 1. create new user for a database | |
| # 1.1. user without password | |
| createuser username | |
| # 1.2. user with password | |
| createuser --pwprompt username | |
| # 2. create new database | |
| createdb -Ousername dbname | |
| # 3. test connection | |
| # 3.1. user without password | |
| psql -U username dbname | |
| # 3.2. user with password | |
| psql -U username -W dbname | 
  
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UPDATE: Use https://postgresapp.com that contains Universal build wih multiple Postgres engines