Re: "private" installation of postgres

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> Assume I want to install an instance of postgres such
> that it cannot interfere with another install,
> or even be visible to other apps. Is this all I need to do:
>
> - install pg somewhere within my own directory
> - init the db somewhere within my own directory
> - disallow IP connections
> - set the socket directory somewhere within my own directory

Yep, that should do it. I do this all the time for testing
various programs. Set the socket with pg_ctl -o "-k newsocketdir"

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