Upgrading to PostgreSQL 17 with Homebrew

Postgres 17 has arrived! For those using Homebrew on macOS, this article offers a quick walkthrough of how to upgrade from 16 to 17, migrating over all existing data. Install PostgreSQL 17 Homebrew distributes Postgres as explicitly version-numbered packages. This allows you to have more than one version installed at a time, which is key for migrating data. First, install the new version (17).…