A Windows application allowing for creating and managing a portable Postgres (PostgreSQL) database server, for development.

Features

• Automated download, install and setup of Postgres.
• Automatic launch.
• Automatic setup of pgAdmin database profile.
• Launches psql command window with connection info and current directory.
• Detection of runtime issues, such as multiple instances of Postgres running and port binding.
• Wipe and reinstall within a few clicks, useful for development.

Download

The latest binary can be found at: https://public.limpygnome.com/software/portable_postgres

Source

https://github.com/limpygnome/Portable-Postgres

Screenshots

• Automatic download of binary files.
• Automatic setup of database.
• Main UI.
• Debug console.
• Customise setup.
• Automatic detection of runtime issues.

Requirements

Requires Windows XP and above, with Microsoft .NET 2.0.