Getting Started

Prerequisites

To use BedquiltDB, you will need the following:

  • A PostgreSQL database server, at least version 9.4
  • The pgcrypto extension, which is usually included with PostgreSQL

Installation

Download the latest release from pgxn, unzip it, then run the install task to install to the local PostgreSQL installation: $ make install

Alternatively, you can build a docker image containing a PostgreSQL server with BedquiltDB pre-installed, using our example Dockerfile.

Enable the extension

Once the extension is installed on the server, it needs to be enabled on the database you intend to use: CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pgcrypto; CREATE EXTENSION bedquilt;

The various functions that make up bedquilt should be available on the database, and you are ready to connect a client driver.

Next steps

Now you can install a client library (such as pybedquilt), and start using BedquiltDB.