init postgres

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initdb /usr/local/var/postgres -E utf8    # create a database cluster
postgres -D /usr/local/var/postgres       # serve that database
PGDATA=/usr/local/var/postgres postgres   # …alternatively

If builds of PostgreSQL 9 are failing and you have version 8.x installed,
you may need to remove the previous version first. See:
  https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/issues/issue/2510

To migrate existing data from a previous major version (pre-9.3) of PostgreSQL, see:
  http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/upgrading.html

When installing the postgres gem, including ARCHFLAGS is recommended:
  ARCHFLAGS="-arch x86_64" gem install pg

To install gems without sudo, see the Homebrew wiki.

To reload postgresql after an upgrade:
    launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.postgresql.plist
    launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.postgresql.plist
    

initdb /usr/local/var/postgres -E utf8
psql
CREATE USER user SUPERUSER PASSWORD 'pass';
\q