How to load data from ClickHouse to Postgres destination

Learn how to use Airbyte to synchronize your ClickHouse data into Postgres destination within minutes.

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Set up a ClickHouse connector in Airbyte

Connect to ClickHouse or one of 400+ pre-built or 10,000+ custom connectors through simple account authentication.

Set up Postgres destination for your extracted ClickHouse data

Select Postgres destination where you want to import data from your ClickHouse source to. You can also choose other cloud data warehouses, databases, data lakes, vector databases, or any other supported Airbyte destinations.

Configure the ClickHouse to Postgres destination in Airbyte

This includes selecting the data you want to extract - streams and columns -, the sync frequency, where in the destination you want that data to be loaded.

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How to Sync ClickHouse to Postgres destination Manually

Begin by exporting the data you want to transfer from ClickHouse. You can use the `clickhouse-client` command-line tool to export data into a CSV format. For example:
```bash
clickhouse-client --query="SELECT * FROM your_table" --format CSV > data.csv
```
This command exports the entire table `your_table` into a CSV file named `data.csv`. Adjust the query as needed to select specific columns or rows.

Before importing data into Postgres, ensure that the destination database and table are properly set up to receive the data. Use the Postgres `psql` command-line tool to create the necessary table, ensuring that the schema matches the data structure of the ClickHouse export.
```sql
CREATE TABLE your_table (
column1 datatype,
column2 datatype,
...
);
```
Adjust the column names and data types to match those in your CSV file.

If your Postgres server is on a different machine, securely transfer the CSV file to the server. You can use tools like `scp` (Secure Copy Protocol) for this purpose:
```bash
scp data.csv user@postgres-server:/path/to/destination/
```
Replace `user`, `postgres-server`, and `/path/to/destination/` with the appropriate values for your setup.

Ensure the Postgres user has the necessary permissions to perform the data import. You may need to grant additional privileges if your user does not already have them:
```sql
GRANT INSERT ON your_table TO your_user;
```

Use the `COPY` command in Postgres to import the data from the CSV file into the target table. This can be done within the `psql` command-line tool:
```sql
COPY your_table FROM '/path/to/destination/data.csv' WITH (FORMAT CSV);
```
This command reads the CSV file and inserts its contents into `your_table`.

After the import, verify that the data has been correctly transferred by running some basic queries to check the count of rows and sample data. For example:
```sql
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM your_table;
SELECT * FROM your_table LIMIT 10;
```
Compare these results with your original data in ClickHouse to ensure accuracy.

Once you have verified the data transfer, clean up any temporary files, such as the CSV file, to free up space and maintain security:
```bash
rm /path/to/destination/data.csv
```
Ensure you do this on both the source and destination servers if applicable.
By following these steps, you will be able to successfully move data from ClickHouse to Postgres without the use of third-party connectors or integrations.

How to Sync ClickHouse to Postgres destination Manually - Method 2:

FAQs

ETL, an acronym for Extract, Transform, Load, is a vital data integration process. It involves extracting data from diverse sources, transforming it into a usable format, and loading it into a database, data warehouse or data lake. This process enables meaningful data analysis, enhancing business intelligence.

An open-source database management system for online analytical processing (OLAP), ClickHouse takes the innovative approach of using a column-based database. It is easy to use right out of the box and is touted as being hardware efficient, extremely reliable, linearly scalable, and “blazing fast”—between 100-1,000x faster than traditional databases that write rows of data to the disk—allowing analytical data reports to be generated in real-time.

This can be done by building a data pipeline manually, usually a Python script (you can leverage a tool as Apache Airflow for this). This process can take more than a full week of development. Or it can be done in minutes on Airbyte in three easy steps: 
1. Set up Clickhouse to PostgreSQL as a source connector (using Auth, or usually an API key)
2. Choose a destination (more than 50 available destination databases, data warehouses or lakes) to sync data too and set it up as a destination connector
3. Define which data you want to transfer from Clickhouse to PostgreSQL and how frequently
You can choose to self-host the pipeline using Airbyte Open Source or have it managed for you with Airbyte Cloud. 

ELT, standing for Extract, Load, Transform, is a modern take on the traditional ETL data integration process. In ELT, data is first extracted from various sources, loaded directly into a data warehouse, and then transformed. This approach enhances data processing speed, analytical flexibility and autonomy.

ETL and ELT are critical data integration strategies with key differences. ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) transforms data before loading, ideal for structured data. In contrast, ELT (Extract, Load, Transform) loads data before transformation, perfect for processing large, diverse data sets in modern data warehouses. ELT is becoming the new standard as it offers a lot more flexibility and autonomy to data analysts.

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