psql: error: could not connect to server: No such file or directory Is the server running locally and accepting connections on Unix domain socket "/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432"?

The solution for this is noted below

psql: error: could not connect to server: No such file or directory Is the server running locally and accepting connections on Unix domain socket “/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432”?

Solution

Try running to verify its working:

sudo service postgresql start

Try other methods by searching on the site. That is if this doesn’t work