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Devon Argent
Devon Argent

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Day 1: My Minimalist Database Setup on macOS 🚀

I'm starting a 1-hour-a-day challenge to become a Database pro from scratch. Today was all about "The Foundation" and setting up a professional environment.

The Stack

  • Terminal: Warp (Classic Mode)
  • Package Manager: Homebrew
  • Monitoring: htop (Essential for tracking DB performance)

💻 Commands Used Today

Below are the steps I took to initialize my lab:

Installing Homebrew

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

System monitoring setup

brew install htop
sudo htop

Installing the Database Engine

brew install postgresql
postgres --version

💡 Key Takeaway

I tweaked my htop configuration to show All CPU cores (1/1 view). Why? Because understanding how PostgreSQL interacts with my hardware is just as important as writing queries.

Follow my journey: #1HourADayJourney

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