< !DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> GroupName postgres Label org.postgresql.PostgreSQL OnDemand ProgramArguments /opt/local/lib/pgsql8/bin/pg_ctl -D /opt/local/var/pgsql8/defaultd [...]" />

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Start postgres with launchd on OS X

by Jens-Christian Fischer. Average Reading Time: less than a minute.

The startup item for Postgres on OS X always fails on Tiger. Launchd (the launch daemon) to rescue:

[PostgreSQL launchd on Tiger][1] gave me the starting point and my /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.postgresql.PostgreSQL.plist looks like this:

< ?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
< !DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">


GroupName
postgres
Label
org.postgresql.PostgreSQL
OnDemand

ProgramArguments

/opt/local/lib/pgsql8/bin/pg_ctl
-D
/opt/local/var/pgsql8/defaultd
-l
/opt/local/var/log/psql8/
start

RunAtLoad

ServiceDescription
PostgreSQL Server
UserName
postgres8

[1]: http://openacs.org/blog/one-entry?entry_id=296430

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2 comments on ‘Start postgres with launchd on OS X’

  1. Rhyll > PostgreSQL Blog > PostgreSQL and Launchd on Mac OS X says:
    2006-01-10 at 19:58

    [...] If you’ve been having problems with PostgreSQL starting up on Mac OS X take a look at this example plist for PostgreSQL that is used by Launchd. Launchd manages daemon processes on Mac OS X, both system wide and for individual users. [...]

  2. Getting PostgreSQL running for Rails on a Mac | Brilliant Corners says:
    2009-04-24 at 16:40

    [...] http://blog.invisible.ch/2006/01/10/start-postgres-with-launchd-on-os-x/ [...]

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