If there is anything you would like me to change, please comment. This section of the guide assumes you have already installed NVM, Node and Yarn from the previous article.

Installing PostgreSQL

Forem requires PostgreSQL version 11 or higher. Install the Postgres package, -contrib package and libpq-dev library by typing:

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib libpq-dev -y

To check if PostgreSQL is installed type:

$ sudo -u postgres psql

The output should be something like this:

psql (10.12 (Ubuntu 10.12-0ubuntu0.18.04.1))
Type "help" for help.

postgres=# 

To exit; simply type "\q" and press enter:

postgres=# \q

The next step is to create a new user by typing:

$ sudo -u postgres createuser -s [USERNAME]

Replace "[USERNAME]" with the user you are currently logged in as.

• For additional configuration, check out PostgreSQL setup guide from the official documentation.