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PostgreSQL

Cannot start service

D Database High

🔴 Error Message

PostgreSQL service failed to start

📖 What This Means

Configuration error or port conflict.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Check: sudo systemctl status postgresql
  2. Logs: sudo journalctl -u postgresql
  3. Fix config: /etc/postgresql/*/main/postgresql.conf
  4. Check port 5432

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