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PostBooks Databases Overview
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Last Updated: August 9, 2010
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Thank you for your interest in PostBooks, an OSI-certified open
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source application from xTuple. This file provides a brief overview
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of the steps required to manually prepare your PostgreSQL server
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to run a PostBooks database.
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Of course, the easiest way to get started is to use the xTuple all-
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in-one installer. The xTuple installer is available for Windows,
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Mac, and Linux. You can download the installer from the
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PostBooks-installers directory on the PostBooks SourceForge page. The
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all-in-one installer will install both the xTuple client and the
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xTuple databases--as well as other tools you can use for database
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administration. Using the installer is the easiest way to ensure
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your xTuple installation will work for you "out of the box."
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For more advanced users who prefer not to use the PostBooks installer,
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the following steps will get you started:
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1. Install and configure PostgreSQL. (For more information, see the
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2. Run the 'init.sql' script to create the user 'admin' and the
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group 'xtrole'. (For more information, see the INSTALL.txt file.)
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3. Create a new PostgreSQL Database and then restore the xTuple
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Database schema into it. There are several starter schema to choose
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from, including the following:
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* empty.backup - This is an empty database with no data
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* quickstart.backup - This database contains a basic Chart of
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Accounts and also the Account Assignments required to run the full
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* demo.backup - This database (if available) contains a suite of
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sample data built on top of the 'quickstart' database
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To learn more about loading the xTuple Database schema, please see
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4. Once a database has been loaded, simply connect to it using your
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PostBooks client application.
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