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title: "Installation from Source Code"
id: installation
pg_version: "20devel"
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# Installation from Source Code

## Table of Contents

- [17.1. Requirements](install-requirements.md)
- [17.2. Getting the Source](install-getsource.md)
- [17.3. Building and Installation with Autoconf and Make](install-make.md)
  - [17.3.1. Short Version](install-make.md#install-short-make)
  - [17.3.2. Installation Procedure](install-make.md#install-procedure-make)
  - [17.3.3. `configure` Options](install-make.md#configure-options)
  - [17.3.4. `configure` Environment Variables](install-make.md#configure-envvars)
- [17.4. Building and Installation with Meson](install-meson.md)
  - [17.4.1. Short Version](install-meson.md#install-short-meson)
  - [17.4.2. Installation Procedure](install-meson.md#install-procedure-meson)
  - [17.4.3. `meson setup` Options](install-meson.md#meson-options)
  - [17.4.4. `meson` Build Targets](install-meson.md#targets-meson)
- [17.5. Post-Installation Setup](install-post.md)
  - [17.5.1. Shared Libraries](install-post.md#install-post-shlibs)
  - [17.5.2. Environment Variables](install-post.md#install-post-env-vars)
- [17.6. Supported Platforms](supported-platforms.md)
- [17.7. Platform-Specific Notes](installation-platform-notes.md)
  - [17.7.1. AIX](installation-platform-notes.md#installation-notes-aix)
  - [17.7.2. Cygwin](installation-platform-notes.md#installation-notes-cygwin)
  - [17.7.3. macOS](installation-platform-notes.md#installation-notes-macos)
  - [17.7.4. MinGW](installation-platform-notes.md#installation-notes-mingw)
  - [17.7.5. Solaris](installation-platform-notes.md#installation-notes-solaris)
  - [17.7.6. Visual Studio](installation-platform-notes.md#installation-notes-visual-studio)

This chapter describes the installation of PostgreSQL using the source code distribution. If you are installing a pre-packaged distribution, such as an RPM or Debian package, ignore this chapter and see [Chapter 16](install-binaries.md) instead.