Thread: Deploying Postgresql Along My Windows App

Hello Valter,

I am doing something similar with the Windows installer for the PostBooks
project.  Basically, what I do is this:

1. Use the Postgres windows installer to install 8.2.7
2. Import all the application's databases.
3. Using the NSIS Installer Generation app:
     1. Include all files under c:\program files\postgresql... in my
project;
     2. Use NSIS utilities to install the PostgreSQL service in a
custom manner.  I do this on a non-standard port so that if the user
already has PG, it does not clobber the existing install.

I don't have a lot of time at the moment, but later today I can go into
details if you like.  In the meantime, check out:

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page
http://hmne.sourceforge.net/
http://www.xtuple.org

Cheers,
-J

On Mon, 14 Apr 2008, Valter Nogueira wrote:

> Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:38:02 -0300
> From: Valter Nogueira <vgnogueira@gmail.com>
> To: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
> Subject: [ADMIN] Deploying Postgresql Along My Windows App
>
> I am developing a wxPython app which can run, like Postgresql, on Linux
> and Windows boxes.
>  
> Linux users are far more specialized than Windows one - and Postgres
> comes along with major distros.
>  
> Windows users don't want (or are unable to) install Postgresql by
> themselves, so I was wondering if there is a way to deploy (or embed) it
> along my app.
>  
> I would like to decompress a non-installer bin version, setup the initial
> catalog and run the server without users intervention.
>  
> Can anyone help me?
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> Valter
>  
>  
>
>

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