bootstrap/specs/postgres/template/README.md

Postgres Flake Template

This is a template for constructing a working environment for local Postgres (version 15.5) usage. direnv can be used to a launch a dev shell upon entering this directory (refer to .envrc). Otherwise run via:

$> nix develop

Quickstart

To begin, create a new database:

$> pg_ctl initdb

If the flake's default devShell is loaded, this will create a database cluster at $PWD/data. To start the database, run the following:

$> pg_ctl start -o --unix_socket_directories="$PGDATA"

To shut the database down, run:

$> pg_ctl stop

You can also specify a different location for the database cluster using the -D option in each of the above commands.