Configure posgres DB

README.md

@@ -7,30 +7,11 @@ Express + TypeScript REST API with PostgreSQL.
 ```bash
 cp .env.example .env
 npm install
-```
-
-## Database
-
-Start Postgres:
-
-```bash
-npm run db:up
-```
-
-Run migrations:
-
-```bash
+createdb generic_typescript_server   # one-time, uses your local Postgres user
 npm run db:migrate
-```
-
-Stop Postgres:
-
-```bash
-npm run db:down
-```
-
-## Dev server
-
-```bash
 npm run dev
 ```
+
+Requires a local Postgres install (e.g. `brew install postgresql@16 && brew services start postgresql@16`).
+
+Update `DATABASE_URL` in `.env` if your user, host, or database name differs.