🛢️ Using PostgreSQL as a Source in Ferry

Ferry allows you to ingest data from a PostgreSQL database and move it to different destinations like data warehouses, APIs, or other databases.

📌 Prerequisites

Before using PostgreSQL as a source, ensure:

• PostgreSQL is running and accessible.
• You have a valid connection string (postgres://user:password@host:port/database).
• The required table exists in your PostgreSQL database.

source_uri Format

To connect Ferry to a PostgreSQL database, use the following connection string format:

  postgresql://<username>:<password>@<host>:<port>/<database-name>?sslmode=<sslmode>

Parameters:

• <username> – PostgreSQL username.
• <password> – PostgreSQL password.
• <host> – Database host (e.g., localhost or db.example.com).
• <port> – PostgreSQL port (default: 5432).
• <database-name> – Name of the database.
• <sslmode> – SSL mode (disable, allow, prefer, require, verify-ca, verify-full).

source_table_name Format

  public.users