[mnkypete]

Starting Postgres locally for unit testing is quite easy and done with a few commands (e.g. Powershell)

https://gist.github.com/tobiasviehweger/cbfd9a1a55bff0862f9e

[spacemanmatt]

When I work with PostgreSQL heavily, I don't ever take a server down if I don't have to. I just have test harnesses create fresh test databases from templates.