Is the server running on host “localhost” (::1) and accepting TCP/IP connections on port 5432?

Question

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Answer 1

This could be caused by the pid file created for postgres which has not been deleted due to unexpected shutdown. To fix this, remove this pid file.

1. Find the postgres data directory. On a MAC using homebrew it is /usr/local/var/postgres/, other systems it might be /usr/var/postgres/

2. Remove pid file by running:

   rm postmaster.pid
   

3. Restart postgress. On Mac, run:

   brew services restart postgresql