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How to stop PostgreSQL / postgres from auto-starting during start up - Linux and Mac (how do you remove them from startup)
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How to stop PostgreSQL / postgres from autostarting during start up - Linux

(works on ubuntu 16.04 or later which use systemd)

  • start - sudo service postgresql start
  • stop - sudo service postgresql stop
  • restart - sudo service postgresql restart
  • auto launch - sudo systemctl enable postgresql
  • disable auto launch - sudo systemctl disable postgresql
How to start / stop PostgreSQL / postgres on macOS (assuming you installed via homebrew)
  • start manually: pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres start
  • stop manually: pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres stop
  • start PostgreSQL server now and relaunch at login: brew services start postgresql
  • stop PostgreSQL: brew services stop postgresql
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