pg_ctl

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