Connecting to a database using a PSQL container
This section will teach us how to set up and configure our PostgreSQL in our terminal by using the conventional method, using the installer, or through a Docker container. But first, let’s discuss what PostgreSQL is and what its advantages are.
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL is an open source object-relational database system that uses the SQL language to store and handle complicated and large workloads. PostgreSQL also supports both SQL (relational) and JSON (non-relational) querying. It is commonly used as primary data storage for geospatial and analytics applications because of its flexibility and rich features. Its community has improved and continuously backed it for more than 20 years to add more features and reliability to the database system.
PostgreSQL’s flexibility means that it is widely used in developing applications. Here are some of the everyday use cases:
- Scientific data: Research projects can be...