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Installing PostgreSQL
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We recommend you install stable versions of PostgreSQL 9.2 and above. We currently
run our `continuous integration tests`_ on PostgreSQL 9.2.
`The PostgreSQL downloads page`_ has packages for most systems
that set up everything for you.
We recommend you install stable versions of PostgreSQL 9.2 and above. We currently run our `continuous integration tests`_ on PostgreSQL 9.2. `The PostgreSQL downloads page`_ has packages for most systems that set up everything for you.

Fedora/CentOS
http://wiki.openscg.com/index.php/PostgreSQL_RPM_Installation
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After installation, you need to update `postgresql.conf` (this file is usually located in `/etc/postgres/`).

Required Configuration
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listen_addresses '*'
port 5432
==================== ===================

Recommended Configuration
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.. note::

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You also need to install the `bioseg` data type, and the `contrib btree_gist` plug-in, as described in :doc:`bioseg`.

Character Set Encoding
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We recommend using either `SQL_ASCII` or `UTF-8`. Theoretically, we should be using `UTF-8`, which is more correct, however its performance is rather poor, so we use `SQL_ASCII`.

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