Install Photo Supreme Server with PostgreSQL 18

Restarting PostgreSQL

In general, the easiest way to restart the PostgreSQL service is by rebooting the machine on which you have installed PostgreSQL.

It is highly recommended that you reboot instead of following the manual instructions below.

If you prefer to start the service manually then follow these instructions:

For Windows

On Windows, you can restart the PostgreSQL service from the Services.

1. Open the Control Panel
2. Search the Control Panel for the text “Services” (enter this without quotes in the search box on top)
3. Start the Administrative Tools -> View Local Services
4. Find the postgresql service in the list (e.g. postgresql-x64-18 - PostgreSQL Server 18)
5. Right-click the service and select “Restart.”

For macOS

On macOS you can restart the PostgreSQL service from Terminal

1. Start Terminal
2. Enter sudo –s
3. Enter your OSX administrator password.
4. Stop the service (replace the last two number of the version number with the one that you installed):

launchctl stop com.edb.launchd.postgresql-18

1. Start the service (replace the last two number of the version number with the one that you installed):

launchctl start com.edb.launchd.postgresql-18