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Postgres

Add your Postgres database as an external catalog in Altertable to query and analyze it alongside your other data sources.

To add a new Postgres external catalog:

  1. Navigate to the Catalogs section in the dashboard
  2. Click New catalog
  3. Select PostgreSQL as the engine
  4. Fill in the connection details:
    • Host: The hostname or IP address of your Postgres server
    • Port: The port number (default: 5432)
    • Database: The name of the database to connect to
    • Schema (optional): The name of the schema to connect to
    • Username: Your Postgres username
    • Password: Your Postgres password
  5. Click Save
New PostgreSQL connection form
New PostgreSQL connection form

Once added, you can start querying your Postgres data through Altertable's SQL engine.

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