In this chapter, we will cover the installation process of PostgreSQL. You will learn how to install binary packages and see how PostgreSQL can be compiled from source. Compiling from source is especially important if you happen to be using platforms on which no binaries are available (for example, AIX, HPUX, and so on).
We will cover the following topics in this chapter:
Preparing your setup
Installing binary packages
Compiling PostgreSQL from source
Understanding the existing databases
Creating databases
You will see how easy it is to make PostgreSQL work in a couple of minutes.