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This article is about installing PostgreSQL. Setting up a connection with r_keeper 7 is described in a separate article.

Installing PostgreSQL

1. Download the installer from the website: https://www.postgresql.org/download/windows/.
   At the time of this writing, the latest version of the PostgreSQL database is 13.3. We used a 64-bit platform, therefore, we downloaded the version for Windows x86-64.
   
2. Run the .exe file and walk through the basic installation steps.
   Almost all steps already have pre-filled values. They do not need to be changed unless necessary:
   • Specify the installation path.
     The location of the server is of no importance unless there are specific reasons for the change.
   • Specify the database components.
     All the components are selected by default.
   • Choose a path for the stored data.
     The location of the database doesn't matter either.
   • Choose a password for the postgres superuser.
     For example, postgres.
   • Select the port for the installed PostgreSQL server copy.
     By default: 5432.
   • Select the database localization. By default, it is the Default locale.
     In the future, when using Unicode, the localization will not matter for the stored data. But the names depend on the localization, for example, the days of the week and months.
3. The installer will offer to look at the selected parameters.
4. Check them and start the installation.
5. There is no need to run Stack Builder yet. Uncheck the box and click Finish.
   

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