Manual installation
Directly installing the standalone CLI can be a great alternative if you are not already using a package manager.
Supported platforms
You have to pick the correct binary for your platform. The following table should help you do so.
| CPU Architecture | Operating System | Binary name |
|---|---|---|
| x86_64 | Linux | postgres-language-server_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu |
| aarch64 | Linux | postgres-language-server_aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu |
| x86_64 | macOS | postgres-language-server_x86_64-apple-darwin |
| aarch64 (M1/M2) | macOS | postgres-language-server_aarch64-apple-darwin |
| x86_64 | Windows | postgres-language-server_x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe |
| aarch64 | Windows | postgres-language-server_aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe |
Note: Use the Linux variant for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
Homebrew
We were not able to publish to Homebrew yet due to naming conflicts. We are actively working to resolve this.
Using a published binary
To install postgres-language-server, grab the executable for your platform from the latest CLI release on GitHub and give it execution permission.
# macOS arm (M1 or newer)
curl -L https://github.com/supabase-community/postgres-language-server/releases/latest/download/postgres-language-server_aarch64-apple-darwin -o postgres-language-server
chmod +x postgres-language-server
# macOS x86_64
curl -L https://github.com/supabase-community/postgres-language-server/releases/latest/download/postgres-language-server_x86_64-apple-darwin -o postgres-language-server
chmod +x postgres-language-server
# Linux (x86_64)
curl -L https://github.com/supabase-community/postgres-language-server/releases/latest/download/postgres-language-server_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu -o postgres-language-server
chmod +x postgres-language-server
# Linux (aarch64)
curl -L https://github.com/supabase-community/postgres-language-server/releases/latest/download/postgres-language-server_aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu -o postgres-language-server
chmod +x postgres-language-server
# Windows (x86_64, PowerShell)
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/supabase-community/postgres-language-server/releases/latest/download/postgres-language-server_x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe" -OutFile "postgres-language-server.exe"
# Windows (aarch64, PowerShell)
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/supabase-community/postgres-language-server/releases/latest/download/postgres-language-server_aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe" -OutFile "postgres-language-server.exe"
Now you can use the Postgres Language Server by simply running ./postgres-language-server.