Installing Postgres on Mac

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Ref: https://medium.com/@Umesh_Kafle/postgresql-and-postgis-installation-in-mac-os-87fa98a6814d

# Remove previous versions of PostgreSQL
brew uninstall --force postgresql

# Delete all Files of Postgres
rm -rf /usr/local/var/postgres

# Install Postgres with Homebrew
brew install postgres

# Install PostGIS with Homebrew
brew install postgis

# Start PostgreSQL server
pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres start

# initialize Database
initdb /usr/local/var/postgres

## IF ERROR 

# Stop server
pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres stop

# Remove old database file
rm -r /usr/local/var/postgres

# start server again
pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres -l logfile start

# Run the initdb command again
initdb /usr/local/var/postgres

##

# Create a new database
createdb postgis_test