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Note: PostgreSQL is currently supported only as a Destination. This guide doesn’t cover the DataPrep setup for PostgreSQL.

Description

PostgreSQL is an advanced open-source relational database management system. It offers ACID compliance, support for complex queries, and a thriving community contributing to its continuous development.

Follow our setup guide to connect PostgreSQL to Improvado.

Permissions

Grant the following permissions:

• ```CREATE```
• ```ALTER TABLE```
• ```SELECT```
• ```INSERT```
• ```DELETE```

Complete configuration

On the PostgreSQL connection page, fill in the following fields:

1. Enter a name for your Destination connection in the Title.
2. Enter the Host.
3. Enter the Port.
4. Enter the User Name. {%dropdown-button name="user-name"%}

{%dropdown-body name="user-name"%}

User Name cannot be any of the following: ```admin```, ```root```, ```postgres```

{%dropdown-end%}

5. Enter the Password.
6. Enter the Database Name.
7. Specify the Schema of your database.
8. (Optional) Upload your SSL Certificate to connect to PostgreSQL. {%dropdown-button name="ssl-certificate"%}

{%dropdown-body name="ssl-certificate"%}

You can find more information about it here.

{%dropdown-end%}

9. Select the necessary Use static IP option from the dropdown. {%dropdown-button name="use-static-ip"%}

{%dropdown-body name="use-static-ip"%}

Select Yes for Use static IP option if you allow Improvado to connect your database by the static IPs mentioned on the Destination connection page.

Select No if you have permitted access to your database from any IP. In this case, Improvado will connect your database using dynamic IPs not listed on the Destination connection page.

{%dropdown-end%}

10. Select the necessary Use binary strings option from the dropdown. {%dropdown-button name="use-binary-strings"%}

{%dropdown-body name="use-binary-strings"%}

The "Use binary strings" determines whether string fields are encoded in binary format when loading data.

Recommended setting: "No" (default).

{%dropdown-end%}

Table partitioning

A table loaded into the PostgreSQL database consists of data blocks called partitions, making it easier to manage and query your data. All these partitions form a Partitioned table that aggregates all data.

Learn more about table partitioning in PostgreSQL.

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• By default, Improvado uses Daily partitioning - one partition contains data for a certain day.
• The main partitioned table (e.g., ```google_analytics```) is a virtual table, meaning it does not store any data itself and only connects all date-partitioned tables. These tables cannot be deleted, as doing so would cause the main partitioned table to stop working. Learn more here.

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