Multiple postgresql clusters with same version and separate binaries

[Erika Knihti-Van Driessche <erika.knihti@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I have 10+ postgresql clusters (v 9.6) running on one machine - each having their own data directory and port. They all share same binaries though, and this is now giving me some headache.. I cannot shutdown all clusters at the same time, so upgrading them is quite impossible.

I know that running several versions of postgres is possible on one machine - I suppose this would also work out with same version running on different locations, like /db1/PostgreSQL/10, /db2/PostgreSQL/10.. etc..? Has anyone any experience with this kind of problem? 

All help and ideas appreciated! :-)

Thanks,

Erika