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Hypertables

Hypertables are PostgreSQL tables with special features that make it easy to handle time-series data. Anything you can do with regular PostgreSQL tables, you can do with hypertables. In addition, you get the benefits of improved performance and user experience for time-series data.

  • Learn about hypertables
  • Create a hypertable
  • Change hypertable chunk intervals
  • Alter a hypertable
  • Create unique indexes on hypertables
  • Drop a hypertable
  • Troubleshoot hypertable issues

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