Re: How to run a second instance on the same server?

On 9/18/2014 6:14 PM, Andreas wrote:
>
> I've got 2 hardware servers running PG 9.3.5 from the
> postgres.org-repository. It's a Ubuntu server 12.x.
>
> Box 2 replictes box 1. That works.
>
> I'd like to use Box 2 as a Test- and Training installation as it is
> probaply bored to death just mirroring Box 1.
> AFAIK I can't just create an additional DB on Box 2 that doesn't exist
> on Box 1, too.
>
> How can I start a second PG server say on Port 5430?
>
> It needs to
> have an own data directory and config in /etc
> and it needs to get started automagically at boot time.

in ubuntu, see: man pg_createcluster



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