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neon/control_plane/README.md
Paul Banks 791b5d736b Fixes #10441: control_plane README incorrect neon init args (#12646)
## Problem

As reported in #10441 the `control_plane/README/md` incorrectly
specified that `--pg-version` should be specified in the `cargo neon
init` command. This is not the case and causes an invalid argument
error.

## Summary of changes

Fix the README

## Test Plan

I verified that the steps in the README now work locally. I connected to
the started postgres endpoint and executed some basic metadata queries.
2025-07-18 17:09:20 +00:00

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# Local Development Control Plane (`neon_local`)
This crate contains tools to start a Neon development environment locally. This utility can be used with the `cargo neon` command. This is a convenience to invoke
the `neon_local` binary.
**Note**: this is a dev/test tool -- a minimal control plane suitable for testing
code changes locally, but not suitable for running production systems.
## Example: Start with Postgres 16
To create and start a local development environment with Postgres 16, you will need to provide `--pg-version` flag to 2 of the start-up commands.
```shell
cargo neon init
cargo neon start
cargo neon tenant create --set-default --pg-version 16
cargo neon endpoint create main --pg-version 16
cargo neon endpoint start main
```
## Example: Create Test User and Database
By default, `cargo neon` starts an endpoint with `cloud_admin` and `postgres` database. If you want to have a role and a database similar to what we have on the cloud service, you can do it with the following commands when starting an endpoint.
```shell
cargo neon endpoint create main --pg-version 16 --update-catalog true
cargo neon endpoint start main --create-test-user true
```
The first command creates `neon_superuser` and necessary roles. The second command creates `test` user and `neondb` database. You will see a connection string that connects you to the test user after running the second command.