pg_ctl Command Examples

Utility for controlling a PostgreSQL server and database cluster. More information: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-pg-ctl.html.

• Initialize a new PostgreSQL database cluster:

pg_ctl -D {{data_directory}} init

• Start a PostgreSQL server:

pg_ctl -D {{data_directory}} start

• Stop a PostgreSQL server:

pg_ctl -D {{data_directory}} stop

• Restart a PostgreSQL server:

pg_ctl -D {{data_directory}} restart

• Reload the PostgreSQL server configuration:

pg_ctl -D {{data_directory}} reload