TimescaleDB is a PostgreSQL extension
for
time series and demanding workloads that ingest and query high volumes of data.
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This section shows you how to:
- Install and configure TimescaleDB on PostgreSQL - set up a self-hosted PostgreSQL instance to efficiently run TimescaleDB.
- Add the TimescaleDB extension to your database - enable TimescaleDB features and performance improvements on a database.
Warning
If you have previously installed PostgreSQL without a package manager, you may encounter errors following these install instructions. Best practice is to fully remove any existing PostgreSQL installations before you begin.
To keep your current PostgreSQL installation, Install from source.
This section shows you how to install the latest version of PostgreSQL and TimescaleDB on a supported platform using the packages supplied by Timescale.
Job jobbed, you have installed PostgreSQL and TimescaleDB.
For improved performance, you enable TimescaleDB on each database on your self-hosted PostgreSQL instance.
This section shows you how to enable TimescaleDB for a new database in PostgreSQL using psql from the command line.
Connect to a database on your PostgreSQL instance
In PostgreSQL, the default user and database are both
postgres. To use a different database, set<database-name>to the name of that database:psql -d "postgres://<username>:<password>@<host>:<port>/<database-name>"Add TimescaleDB to the database
CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS timescaledb;Check that TimescaleDB is installed
\dxYou see the list of installed extensions:
List of installed extensionsName | Version | Schema | Description-------------+---------+------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------plpgsql | 1.0 | pg_catalog | PL/pgSQL procedural languagetimescaledb | 2.17.2 | public | Enables scalable inserts and complex queries for time-series data (Community Edition)Press q to exit the list of extensions.
And that is it! You have TimescaleDB running on a database on a self-hosted instance of PostgreSQL.
What next? Try the main features offered by Timescale, see the use case tutorials, interact with the data in your Timescale Cloud service using your favorite programming language, integrate your Timescale Cloud service with a range of third-party tools, plain old Use Timescale, or dive into the API.
TimescaleDB is supported on the following platforms:
| Debian | Ubuntu | Red Hat Enterprise | Fedora | Rocky Linux |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 10 Buster | Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Focal Fossa | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Fedora 33 | Rocky Linux 8 |
| Debian 11 Bullseye | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Fedora 34 | Rocky Linux 9 |
| Debian 12 Bookworm | Ubuntu 23.04 Lunar Lobster | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Fedora 35 | |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Noble Numbat |
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