Using the RPM packages to simulate the try-citus development machine style

rpm-try-citus.md

sudo yum install -y https://download.postgresql.org/pub/repos/yum/9.5/redhat/rhel-6-x86_64/pgdg-ami201503-95-9.5-2.noarch.rpm

sudo yum install -y citus_95

mkdir data{,.9700}
/usr/pgsql-9.5/bin/initdb data
/usr/pgsql-9.5/bin/initdb data.9700

echo 'localhost 9700' >> data/pg_worker_list.conf

vi data/postgresql.conf
# uncomment shared_preload_libraries, set to 'citus'

# to allow your own user to run a postgres server
sudo usermod -G postgres <your-username>

/usr/pgsql-9.5/bin/pg_ctl -D data start
/usr/pgsql-9.5/bin/pg_ctl -D data.9700 -o "-p 9700" start

createdb citus_test

Now in psql -d citus_test:

create extension citus;
select * from master_get_active_worker_nodes();