Change database encoding from UNICODE (alias) to UTF8 in INSTALL - #10189
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Updated database creation command to specify UTF8 encoding instead of UNICODE encoding (UNICODE is just an alias for UTF8) and added a note about why the encoding is specified (even though it's not needed in most modern environments where UTF8 is usually the default).
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May 24, 2026
| Note: in some system configurations you might need to add '-U postgres' to | ||
| createuser and createdb commands. | ||
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| Note: most newer versions of PostgreSQL default to UTF8, albeit with a few |
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I don't think this note is really needed, we don't have to explain ourselves. Let's keep it simple
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| $ createuser -P roundcube | ||
| $ createdb -O roundcube -E UNICODE roundcubemail | ||
| $ createdb -O roundcube -E UTF8 roundcubemail |
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Please, target the master branch.
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Updated database creation command to specify UTF8 encoding instead of UNICODE encoding (UNICODE is just an alias for UTF8) and added a note about why the encoding is specified (even though it's not needed in most modern environments where UTF8 is usually the default).