QuestDB installation and use
QuestDB is a high-performance, open-source temporal database that focuses on processing real-time data. It supports SQL queries and insert operations, and has the characteristics of low latency and high throughput.
The process of installing QuestDB is as follows:
1. On the official website of QuestDB( https://questdb.io/ )Download a compressed package file suitable for your operating system.
2. Extract the downloaded files into a directory.
3. Run the questdb.sh (Unix) or questdb.bat (Windows) script file to start QuestDB.
4. Open the browser and access http://localhost:9000 You will see the web interface of QuestDB.
Next is the creation of the database and the operation of adding, deleting, modifying, and querying data:
1. Create a database:
-In the query editor of the web interface, enter the following SQL statement to create the database:
sql
CREATE DATABASE mydb
-Click the 'Run' button and the database will be created.
2. Create Table:
-In the query editor of the web interface, enter the following SQL statement to create a table:
sql
CREATE TABLE mytable (
timestamp TIMESTAMP,
value DOUBLE
)
-Click the 'Run' button and the table will be created.
3. Insert data:
-In the query editor of the web interface, enter the following SQL statement to insert data:
sql
INSERT INTO mytable (timestamp, value) VALUES ('2022-01-01T00:00:00', 10.5)
-Click the 'Run' button and the data will be inserted.
4. Query data:
-In the query editor of the web interface, enter the following SQL statement to query the data:
sql
SELECT * FROM mytable
-Click on the "Run" button and the query results will be displayed.
5. Update data:
-In the query editor of the web interface, enter the following SQL statement to update the data:
sql
UPDATE mytable SET value = 12.5 WHERE timestamp = '2022-01-01T00:00:00'
-Click the 'Run' button and the data will be updated.
6. Delete data:
-In the query editor of the web interface, enter the following SQL statement to delete data:
sql
DELETE FROM mytable WHERE timestamp = '2022-01-01T00:00:00'
-Click the 'Run' button and the data will be deleted.
Through the above steps, you can successfully install QuestDB and create a database, as well as add, delete, modify, and query data. You can modify SQL statements and perform different operations as needed.