HOWTO Configure an External Database

PostgreSQL^?

PostgreSQL^? is only supported by ZipTie on Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris.

Mac OS X

1. Download the latest Unified Installer .dmg from here.
2. Mount the .dmg and navigate into the Server directory. Double-click the PostgreSQL.mpkg installer and follow the installation steps. Afterwards, go to Applications->PostgreSQL->Service Manager and ensure that the service is running.
3. Open a bash shell and execute:

   sudo -u postgres /Library/PostgreSQL8/bin/initdb -U postgres -D /Library/PostgreSQL8/data

4. Then execute:

   sudo -u postgres /Library/PostgreSQL8/bin/createdb ziptie