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pkg_add -r postgresql82-server


The package creates a 'pgsql' user account. Change to that user to finish the installation:

su -m pgsql


Initialize the database:

/usr/local/bin/initdb /usr/local/pgsql/data


Create a user:

/usr/local/bin/createuser USERNAME


Log out of the 'pgsql' user account by pressing

[CRTL]+d

or

lo


At this point the PostgreSQL daemon can be started.

/usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql start


To have PostgreSQL start automatically with FreeBSD you need to add this line to /etc/rc.conf

postgresql_enable="YES"

References

http://www.freebsddiary.org/postgresql.php