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PostgreSQL for Mac

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PostgreSQL for Mac is a powerful, open source object-relational database system. It has more than 15 years of active development and a proven architecture that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, data integrity, and correctness.

It runs on all major operating systems, including Linux, UNIX (AIX, BSD, HP-UX, SGI IRIX, Mac OS X, Solaris, Tru64), and Windows. PostgreSQL for macOS is the default database on Mac OS X Server as of version 10.7.

It is fully ACID compliant, has full support for foreign keys, joins, views, triggers, and stored procedures (in multiple languages). It includes most SQL:2008 data types, including INTEGER, NUMERIC, BOOLEAN, CHAR, VARCHAR, DATE, INTERVAL, and TIMESTAMP.

It also supports storage of binary large objects, including pictures, sounds, or video. It has native programming interfaces for C/C++, Java, .Net, Perl, Python, Ruby, Tcl, ODBC, among others, and exceptional documentation (table sizes can go up to 32 TB).

Features and Highlights

Data Types
  • Primitives: Integer, Numeric, String, Boolean
  • Structured: Date/Time, Array, Range, UUID
  • Document: JSON/JSONB, XML, Key-value (Hstore)
  • Geometry: Point, Line, Circle, Polygon
  • Customizations: Composite, Custom Types
Data Integrity
  • UNIQUE, NOT NULL
  • Primary Keys
  • Foreign Keys
  • Exclusion Constraints
  • Explicit Locks, Advisory Locks
Concurrency, Performance
  • Indexing: B-tree, Multicolumn, Expressions, Partial
  • Advanced Indexing: GiST, SP-Gist, KNN Gist, GIN, BRIN, Covering indexes, Bloom filters
  • Sophisticated query planner/optimizer, index-only scans, multicolumn statistics
  • Transactions, Nested Transactions (via savepoints)
  • Multi-Version Concurrency Control (MVCC)
  • Parallelization of reading queries and building B-tree indexes
  • Table partitioning
  • All transaction isolation levels defined in the SQL standard, including Serializable
  • Just-in-time (JIT) compilation of expressions
Reliability, Disaster Recovery
  • Write-ahead Logging (WAL)
  • Replication: Asynchronous, Synchronous, Logical
  • Point-in-time-recovery (PITR), active standbys
  • Tablespaces
Security
  • Authentication: GSSAPI, SSPI, LDAP, SCRAM-SHA-256, Certificate, and more
  • Robust access-control system
  • Column and row-level security
Extensibility
  • Stored functions and procedures
  • Procedural Languages: PL/PGSQL, Perl, Python (and many more)
  • Foreign data wrappers: connect to other databases or streams with a standard SQL interface
  • Many extensions that provide additional functionality, including PostGIS
Internationalization, Text Search
  • Support for international character sets, e.g. through ICU collations
  • Full-text search
How to Use

Run the installer package and follow prompts

Use pgAdmin or Terminal to manage databases

Start the PostgreSQL server via System Preferences

Connect using psql or third-party tools

Create databases and roles as needed

Manage schema using SQL commands

Backup and restore using pg_dump and pg_restore

Secure your setup with user roles and permissions

Update PostgreSQL via Homebrew or official site

System Requirements
  • macOS 10.12 or later
  • 64-bit Intel or Apple Silicon processor
  • Minimum 2 GB RAM
  • At least 150 MB free disk space
  • Administrator privileges for installation
PROS
  • Powerful open-source relational database
  • Full SQL compliance and advanced features
  • Cross-platform and highly extensible
  • Excellent performance and scalability
  • Strong security and role management
CONS
  • GUI tools not included by default
  • Resource heavy for simple projects
  • Fewer visual design tools than rivals
  • Manual tuning needed for best speed
Also Available: Download PostgreSQL for Windows

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What's new in this version:

- Avoid returning duplicate rows from hash right semi-joins
- Avoid possible out-of-memory failures during parallel GIN index build
- Several fixes for BRIN indexes
- Avoid duplicating hash partition constraints during DETACH CONCURRENTLY, which previously caused issues during dump/restore or if a parent table is dropped after the DETACH
- Disallow generated columns in partition keys and in COPY ... FROM ... WHERE clauses
- Avoid failures when synchronized_standby_slots references nonexistent replication slots
- Avoid unwanted WAL receiver shutdown when switching from streaming to archive WAL source
- Avoid unnecessary invalidation of logical replication slots
- Correctly handle GROUP BY DISTINCT in PL/pgSQL assignment statements
- Avoid leaking memory when handling a SQL error within PL/Python
- Ensure consistent ordering of foreign key constraints in the output of pg_dump
- Several fixes for pgbench error handling and reporting
- Allow nonsuperusers with SELECT privileges on a table to use pg_prewarm to prewarm indexes on that table

Fixed:
- Fixes for crashes related to partitioned tables, including one occurring during a recheck
- Fix incorrect reporting of replication lag in pg_stat_replication view
- Fix how libpq handles socket-related errors on Windows within its GSSAPI logic
- Fix dumping of non-inherited NOT NULL constraints on inherited table columns
- Fix memory leak in pg_combinebackup

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