Install PostgreSQL Using Brew On OSX

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# update & install
brew update
brew install postgres

# create postgres db
postgres -D /usr/local/var/postgres

create your username db
createdb `whoami`

# login to using your user account for first time
psql

# Start Automatically on System Starup
mkdir -p ~/Library/LaunchAgents
ln -sfv /usr/local/opt/postgresql/*.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents
launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.postgresql.plist

# Optional: Install AdminPack for PgAdmin
psql postgres -c 'CREATE EXTENSION "adminpack";'