Install Postgres and psql on Mac

Published: Oct 11, 2019 • Updated: May 3, 2021

For your local database needs.

1. Download and install Postgres.app

2. Set environment variables in your bash config file, e.g. ~/.bash_profile

    export POSTGRES_HOME=/Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/Versions/latest
    export PATH=$POSTGRES_HOME/bin:$PATH
   

3. Source bash config file

    source ~/.bash_profile
   

4. Confirm installation

    psql --version