% brew search postgresql

==> Formulae

postgresql@11    postgresql@12    postgresql@13    postgresql@14    postgresql@15    postgresql@16    postgresql@17    qt-postgresql    postgrest

==> Casks

navicat-for-postgresql                                                        posture-pal

If you meant "postgresql" specifically:

postgresql breaks existing databases on upgrade without human intervention.

See a more specific version to install with:

  brew formulae | grep postgresql@

% brew install postgresql

Warning: Formula postgresql was renamed to postgresql@14.

==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/postgresql/14/manifests/14.13_3

＜略＞

This formula has created a default database cluster with:

  initdb --locale=C -E UTF-8 /opt/homebrew/var/postgresql@14

To start postgresql@14 now and restart at login:

  brew services start postgresql@14

Or, if you don't want/need a background service you can just run:

  /opt/homebrew/opt/postgresql@14/bin/postgres -D /opt/homebrew/var/postgresql@14

shinoda@shinodamasanorinoMacBook-Air smart_lap % brew services list     

Name          Status User File

postgresql@14 none  

% /opt/homebrew/opt/postgresql@14/bin/postgres -D /opt/homebrew/var/postgresql@14 &

[1] 34533

shinoda@shinodamasanorinoMacBook-Air smart_lap % 2024-11-13 20:40:08.668 JST [34533] LOG:  starting PostgreSQL 14.13 (Homebrew) on aarch64-apple-darwin24.1.0, compiled by Apple clang version 16.0.0 (clang-1600.0.26.4), 64-bit

＜略＞

% psql --version

psql (PostgreSQL) 14.13 (Homebrew)

% brew services start postgresql

Warning: Formula postgresql was renamed to postgresql@14.

==> Successfully started `postgresql@14` (label: homebrew.mxcl.postgresql@14)

% brew services stop postgresql

Warning: Formula postgresql was renamed to postgresql@14.

Stopping `postgresql@14`... (might take a while)

==> Successfully stopped `postgresql@14` (label: homebrew.mxcl.postgresql@14)