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+#!/bin/sh
+
+#
+# Parameters
+#
+
+interactive=true
+
+if [ "$1" == "--no-interactive" ]; then
+	interactive=false
+fi
+
+#
+# Enable and start Postgres
+#
+
+sudo systemctl start postgresql.service
+sudo systemctl enable postgresql.service
+
+#
+# Create databse and user
+#
+
+if [ "$interactive" == "true" ]; then
+	sudo -u postgres -- createuser -P kemal
+	sudo -u postgres -- createdb -O kemal invidious
+else
+	# Generate a DB password
+	if [ -z "$POSTGRES_PASS" ]; then
+		echo "Generating database password"
+		POSTGRES_PASS=$(tr -dc 'A-Za-z0-9.;!?{[()]}\\/' < /dev/urandom | head -c16)
+	fi
+
+	# hostname:port:database:username:password
+	echo "Writing .pgpass"
+	echo "127.0.0.1:*:invidious:kemal:${POSTGRES_PASS}" > "$HOME/.pgpass"
+
+	sudo -u postgres -- psql -c "CREATE USER kemal WITH PASSWORD '$POSTGRES_PASS';"
+	sudo -u postgres -- psql -c "CREATE DATABASE invidious WITH OWNER kemal;"
+	sudo -u postgres -- psql -c "GRANT ALL ON DATABASE invidious TO kemal;"
+fi