Re: Is it possible to start two instances of postgresql?

[Dan Harris <fbsd(at)drivefaster(dot)net>]

> kah_hang_ang(at)toray(dot)com(dot)my wrote:
>
>   
> > both of the two database are live but use for two different web app.
> > my company don't want to spend more to buy a new server, so then I think of
> > to implement both under the same server and one instance..

Just as an anecdote, I am running 30 databases on a single instance and 
it's working quite well.   There may be reasons to run multiple 
instances but it seems like tuning them to cooperate for memory would 
pose some problems - e.g. effective_cache_size.

-Dan