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by mappu 3558 days ago
>it will require a port to be open for the DB, even if only locally

Surely it supports AF_UNIX sockets?
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chungy 3558 days ago
It does. The default PostgreSQL installation binds to port 5432 (I can't recall if that's loopback only, or global), but it can easily be disabled and use AF_UNIX sockets only.
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watermoose 3558 days ago
I wasn't aware of that. Thanks!
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