I then logged in to my PostgreSQL instance, launched psql, connected to my database (appsdata), created a new table (hw_devices), and copied the CSV data into it by entering: docker exec -it ...

Thankfully, when you create a column with type SERIAL, PostgreSQL creates the ALTER SEQUENCE for you. This column also is suitable for use as a PRIMARY KEY. A common feature of many database tables is ...

One is the impedance mismatch between objects and tables. But two other common reasons are performance and convenience. It turns out that modern versions of PostgreSQL offer excellent performance, ...