setup/doc/postgres-connect.md

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# Connect to Postgres Database Using Psql
* OPTION: connect to Postgres as admin user
```
sudo -u postgres psql -U postgres
```
* OPTION: connect to the database `database name` as user `user name`
```
psql -U <user name> -d <database name>
```
* OPTION: connect to the database `database name` as user `user name` to a remote Postgres instance at host `host name` and port `port number` (NOTE: Configure Postgres for remote connections like [this](./postgres.md))
```
psql -h <host name> -p <port number> -U <user name> -d <database name>
```