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- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
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Batch copy data from PostgreSQL tables to Redshift tables
Login to PostgreSQL and Redshift -> Select source PostgreSQL tables -> Set target Redshift tables -> Copy PostgreSQL data to Redshift
Choose source PostgreSQL database and logon.
Choose target Redshift database and logon.
Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source PostgreSQL tables.
2. List target Redshift tables.
3. Select Redshift tables to import.
4. Transfer data from PostgreSQL tables to Redshift.
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Windows 64 bit
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MacOS 64 bit
See also:
- Copy PostgreSQL table data to Redshift
- Copy PostgreSQL query results to Redshift table
- Merge multiple similar PostgreSQL tables to 1 Redshift table
PostgreSQL → Redshift reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in PostgreSQL | in Redshift |
|---|---|---|
| Long text | text | varchar(max) |
| Binary | bytea | (none) |
| JSON | jsonb | super |
Dialect differences
Both PostgreSQL and Redshift are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in PostgreSQL | in Redshift |
|---|---|---|
| port | 5432 | 5439 |
| dates | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time | timestamp, date |
| long text | TEXT | VARCHAR(MAX) |
| binary | BYTEA | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| Redshift | UNLOAD to S3 |
| Redshift (load) | COPY from S3 |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
No counterpart
- PostgreSQL values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in Redshift.
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