On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 8:08 PM, Bob Pawley <rjpaw...@shaw.ca> wrote: > Hi > > I have an unused computer which I am considering turning into a server to > run my Postgresql database. > > Is this even possible to do? > > If so, can someone suggest an open source server that is relatively easy > to set up? Windows based would be ideal. > > Bob > > > If by "Windows based" you mean "that has a graphical windowing system", then any U*IX/Linux distribution applies. For supported platforms, check: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/supported-platforms.html
Or perhaps you might consider an all-in-one solution (apache+php+postgresql+pgadmin) like the stacks by Bitnami: http://bitnami.org/stack/wappstack [for MsWindows] http://bitnami.org/stack/lappstack [for Linux] which are self-contained and easy to install/uninstall at will. Best regards, Thalis K.
