Haxby is a quick and easy way to get a Postgresql database up and running. It is primarily intended for developemental efforts.
Please note that this project is still young. It may be a bit difficult to figure out or use. I will be making it more usable as time allows.
Currently, all modes except schema have been used fairly extensively, so they could be considered "safe". The schema mode is still very new and not tested.
Feel free to message me to ask how it works. I use it for several projects, and it saves me quite a bit of time.
The easiest way to get started follows:
git clone https://github.com/tabletcorry/haxby.git
export PATH=$PATH:$PWD/haxby
haxby help has been implemented, so it should be considered a main resource
for trying to use haxby.
Commands in haxby are executed using modes, ala haxby init or haxby stop.
A general workflow for haxby is to create a database with haxby newdb name
then initialize and start the database with haxby init
Adding a config file may be a good idea too! So long as you are in a git
repository (and why wouldn't you be) you can put a file named haxby.conf
anywhere (in the repo, that is) and haxby will find it. An example config is
available in the source tree.
You will need postgres. Haxby can provide a copy using haxby install postgres
or you can use something provided on your system. Mac users should probably use
homebrew.
If you hit issues with shared memory (on mac), you are probably running more than one instance of postgres. Don't do that. If you really need to though, take a look at this document: http://jeffammons.net/2011/09/fixing-postgres-on-mac-10-7-tiger-for-django/