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Getting Started With Postgis Extension
This tutorial will not dive deeply into how to use Postgres.
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We'll assume a baseline knowledge of how to install and set up a basic Postgresql database. If you need help with that, we recommend checking out the docs.
Install Postgis
Once you have your Postgresql database instance up and running, installing the Postgis extension is easy.
On a Mac, you can add it via Homebrew.
Restart Postgres
After you install Postgis, you'll need to restart your Postgres instance for the change to take effect. You can do that via PGAdmin, or by running the following in psql in the command line.
Create Database
Create a normal database using PGAdmin, or by running the following command in the psql command line.
Enable Extension
The extension is now running on the SQL server.
How do you create a schema that would keep track of a customer address where the address changesNext, you'll need to run the CREATE EXTENSION command that runs the Postgis extension in the SQL window. We recommend doing this via the PGAdmin interface. Connect to your SQL instance in PGAdmin and run the followi
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