Aiven for PostgreSQL® overview
About PostgreSQL®
PostgreSQL® is an open source relational database. It's ideal for
organisations that need a well-organised tabular datastore. On top of
the strict table and columns formats, PostgreSQL also offers solutions
for nested datasets with the native jsonb format and advanced set of
extensions including PostGIS, a spatial database
extender for location queries. Aiven for PostgreSQL is the perfect fit
for your relational data. A scalable SQL database solution that can be
up and running within a few minutes.
PostgreSQL resources
If you are new to PostgreSQL, there are lots of great resources out there to get you started with the platform. Here's our recommended reading list:
- PostgreSQL Project website providing a comprehensive per-release documentation
- PostGIS website to read about location queries and the spatial extension
Starter project
If you don't have a dataset to play with, try our Exoplanet example.