Want to sync data from PostgreSQL to Redshift?
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- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Synchronize data from PostgreSQL to Redshift
Login to PostgreSQL and target Redshift -> Select source PostgreSQL tables -> Set target Redshift tables -> Sync PostgreSQL data to Redshift
Choose source PostgreSQL database and logon.
Choose target Redshift database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source PostgreSQL tables to sync.
2. List target Redshift tables.
Set “Import Type” to “Replace”, it will do a full synchronization.
Or set “Import Type” to “Upsert”, it will do a upsert synchronization.
3. Select Redshift tables to sync.
4. Sync PostgreSQL data to Redshift.
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See also:
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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