Chapter 16. Installation from Source Code

Supported versions: Current (18) / 17 / 16 / 15 / 14

Development versions: 19 / 20devel

Unsupported versions: 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 / 9.6 / 9.5 / 9.4 / 9.3 / 9.2 / 9.1 / 9.0 / 8.4 / 8.3 / 8.2 / 8.1 / 8.0 / 7.4 / 7.3 / 7.2 / 7.1

Historical version. PostgreSQL 13 has reached end of support. 2025-11-13. See the current manual.

Chapter 16. Installation from Source Code
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16.1. Short Version

16.2. Requirements

16.3. Getting the Source

16.4. Installation Procedure

16.4.1. configure Options
16.4.2. configure Environment Variables

16.5. Post-Installation Setup

16.5.1. Shared Libraries
16.5.2. Environment Variables

16.6. Supported Platforms

16.7. Platform-Specific Notes

16.7.1. AIX
16.7.2. Cygwin
16.7.3. macOS
16.7.4. MinGW/Native Windows
16.7.5. Solaris

This chapter describes the installation of PostgreSQL using the source code distribution. If you are installing a pre-packaged distribution, such as an RPM or Debian package, ignore this chapter and read the packager's instructions instead.

If you are building PostgreSQL for Microsoft Windows, read this chapter if you intend to build with MinGW or Cygwin; but if you intend to build with Microsoft's Visual C++, see Chapter 17 instead.

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