Thread: How to install PostgreSQL binaries on a different directory than the default one
How to install PostgreSQL binaries on a different directory than the default one
Hi,
I am new in postgresql and I am trying to install PostgreSQL on Linux server but instead of using the default location for the binaries I want to install them in a different directory.
I have research for a while and I cannot find any information on how to do that using the dnf utility which is what the PostgreSQL website gives me as instruction when I go the download page.
I have a directory called /pg01 that I want to use to install the binaries. The postgreSQL download site (https://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/redhat/ ) gives me the following steps to install the binaries:
Steps to install postgresql 13
sudo dnf install -y https://download.postgresql.org/pub/repos/yum/reporpms/EL-8-x86_64/pgdg-redhat-repo-latest.noarch.rpm
sudo dnf -qy module disable postgresql
sudo dnf install -y postgresql13-server
sudo /usr/pgsql-13/bin/postgresql-13-setup initdb
sudo systemctl enable postgresql-13
sudo systemctl start postgresql-13
That set of instructions shown right above, installs the binaries under the /usr/pgsql-13, and what I want is to install the binaries under /pg01 instead of /usr.
My question is, what are the changes I need to do in the instructions detailed right above, so that I can get the binary installation under the /pg01 directory instead of the default /usr directory.
Thanks in advance for any help you can five me on this.
Regards,
Allie
Re: How to install PostgreSQL binaries on a different directory than the default one
Hello, On Fri, 2021-04-02 at 22:01 +0000, Allie Crawford wrote: > Hi, > I am new in postgresql and I am trying to install PostgreSQL on Linux > server but instead of using the default location for the binaries I > want to install them in a different directory. > I have research for a while and I cannot find any information on how > to do that using the dnf utility which is what the PostgreSQL website > gives me as instruction when I go the download page. > > I have a directory called /pg01 that I want to use to install the > binaries. The postgreSQL download site ( > https://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/redhat/ ) gives me the > following steps to install the binaries: > > > That set of instructions shown right above, installs the binaries > under the/usr/pgsql-13, and what I want is to install the binaries > under /pg01 instead of /usr. > My question is, what are the changes I need to do in the instructions > detailed right above, so that I can get the binary installation under > the /pg01 directory instead of the default /usr directory. > > Thanks in advance for any help you can five me on this. > > Regards, > Allie Most Linux distros keep the binaries by major version. So when you install version 14 it will go into /usr/pgsql-14. Thus, by using different port numbers you can run multiple versions on the same box. Useful for development, QA, etc. HTH, Robert
Re: How to install PostgreSQL binaries on a different directory than the default one
Hello,
On Fri, 2021-04-02 at 22:01 +0000, Allie Crawford wrote:
> Hi,
> I am new in postgresql and I am trying to install PostgreSQL on Linux
> server but instead of using the default location for the binaries I
> want to install them in a different directory.
> I have research for a while and I cannot find any information on how
> to do that using the dnf utility which is what the PostgreSQL website
> gives me as instruction when I go the download page.
>
> I have a directory called /pg01 that I want to use to install the
> binaries. The postgreSQL download site (
> https://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/redhat/ ) gives me the
> following steps to install the binaries:
>
>
> That set of instructions shown right above, installs the binaries
> under the/usr/pgsql-13, and what I want is to install the binaries
> under /pg01 instead of /usr.
> My question is, what are the changes I need to do in the instructions
> detailed right above, so that I can get the binary installation under
> the /pg01 directory instead of the default /usr directory.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help you can five me on this.
>
> Regards,
> Allie
Most Linux distros keep the binaries by major version. So when you
install version 14 it will go into /usr/pgsql-14.
Thus, by using different port numbers you can run multiple versions on
the same box.
Useful for development, QA, etc.
HTH,
Robert