Installing And Testing PostgreSQL Extensions On YugabyteDB
Installing and testing pgSphere and Q3C on YugabyteDB, enabling handling of spherical data and astronomical datasets.
To explore YugabyteDB’s capabilities in handling spherical and astronomical datasets, I recently tested two PostgreSQL extensions: pgSphere and Q3C. These extensions are designed for advanced spherical geometry and spatial queries, particularly in astronomy. YugabyteDB’s distributed architecture adds resilience and scalability to PostgreSQL and remains Open Source. Here’s a breakdown of my steps to install, configure, and test these extensions on YugabyteDB. I use a Docker container for this lab, and the same can be used to download the extension files that were built and install them into a p...