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start server

pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres -l /usr/local/var/postgres/server.log start

brew info postgres

Or, if you don't want/need launchctl, you can just run:
    postgres -D /usr/local/var/postgres
    

shutdown

pg_ctl restart -D /usr/local/var/postgres