postgresql@15

brew install postgresql@15 v15.18 PostgreSQL keg-only

PostgreSQL 15 — object-relational SQL database server with advanced features like JSONB and window functions.

Why you might care

A mature, ACID-compliant SQL database widely used in production for complex queries, transactions, and data integrity. Version 15 is keg-only, allowing coexistence with other PostgreSQL versions on the same system. Choose this if you need a specific major version or want to test compatibility before upgrading.

Alternatives

MySQL MariaDB SQLite MongoDB

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Runtime dependencies

icu4c@78 krb5 lz4 openssl@3 readline zstd gettext

Build dependencies

gettext pkgconf

Caveats

This formula has created a default database cluster with:
  initdb --locale=en_US.UTF-8 -E UTF-8 $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/var/postgresql@15

Keg-only reason

:versioned_formula

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