def bootstrap(self, config):
        """ Initialize a new node from scratch and start it. """
        pg_hba = config.get('pg_hba', [])
        method = config.get('method') or 'initdb'
        self._running_custom_bootstrap = method != 'initdb' and method in config and 'command' in config[method]
        if self._running_custom_bootstrap:
            do_initialize = self._custom_bootstrap
            config = config[method]
        else:
            do_initialize = self._initdb
        return do_initialize(config) and self.append_pg_hba(pg_hba) and self.save_configuration_files() \
            and self._configure_server_parameters() and self.start()
Initialize a new node from scratch and start it.