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1. Download and install Docker for Mac
2. Pull down the latest image for Postgres (optional, will be pulled by next command if you don’t have it)

   sudo docker pull postgres
   

3. Create and run the container

   docker run --name postgres-server -v /Data/Databases/Postgres:/var/lib/postgresql/data -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=<password> -p 5432:5432 -d postgres:latest
   

   Note: This stores your data files in the folder /Data/Databases/Postgres. This can be changed to any location you want. Note: Default username will be “postgres”

1. To connect an external program, just use localhost, port of 5432, user of postgres, and no password.

1. Stop the container

   docker stop postgres-server
   

2. Delete the container

   docker rm postgres-server
   

3. Delete the data folder if you want. E.g. /Data/Databases/Postgres
4. Delete unused images (optional)

   docker image prune -a -f
   

1. Copy the script into the local data location from above (e.g. /Data/Databases/Postgres)
2. Connect to bash in your container:

   docker exec -it postgres-server bash
   

3. Start psql and execute the script with the command

   psql -U postgres -f <filename>.sql
   

4. Enter “exit” to leave the container.