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title: Tiger Data Documentation | Tiger Data Docs
description: Postgres for time series, events, and analytics, from the creators of TimescaleDB
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# Tiger Data Documentation

Tiger Data are the creators of TimescaleDB, the leading open-source relational database for time-series data. Our tools help you ingest, store, and analyze massive datasets with the full power of SQL.

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## [Run TimescaleDB on Tiger Cloud](/get-started/quickstart/quickstart-5-minutes/index.md)

[Step-by-step tutorials and guides for running our fully-managed service.](/get-started/quickstart/quickstart-5-minutes/index.md)

[ Start with Cloud](/get-started/quickstart/quickstart-5-minutes/index.md)

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## [Deploy TimescaleDB locally](/get-started/choose-your-path/install-timescaledb/index.md)

[Installation guides, configuration tips, and best practices for self-hosting.](/get-started/choose-your-path/install-timescaledb/index.md)

[ Start with TimescaleDB](/get-started/choose-your-path/install-timescaledb/index.md)

## Explore

Explore the docs to find what you need, whether you are learning new concepts, following a tutorial, or looking up a detail. Each area below is a starting point; open a section to go deeper.

[Learn TimescaleDB concepts](/learn/index.md)

## [Learn](/learn/index.md)

[Concepts, comparisons, and vocabulary, how TimescaleDB fits together, from hypertables to lifecycle, plus a glossary.](/learn/index.md)

## [Build](/build/index.md)

[Task-by-task guides: tutorials, examples, data management, continuous aggregates, performance, and cost patterns.](/build/index.md)

## [Deploy](/deploy/index.md)

[Run on Tiger Cloud, self-hosted TimescaleDB, or Managed Service for TimescaleDB, install, configure, and operate in your environment.](/deploy/index.md)

## [Reference](/reference/index.md)

[SQL and Toolkit APIs, pgai, pgvectorscale, and the REST API, look up syntax and behavior while you build.](/reference/index.md)

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## Core features

TimescaleDB is a PostgreSQL extension, not a separate database or fork, so you keep the same clients, drivers, and SQL you use with plain PostgreSQL. On top of that, it adds objects and commands for time-partitioned tables, rollups, compression, retention, and other time-series and analytics work.

[Open Build](/build/index.md)

## [Hypertables](/learn/hypertables/understand-hypertables/index.md)

[Automatic time-based partitioning for PostgreSQL tables. Scale to billions of rows with no changes to your queries.](/learn/hypertables/understand-hypertables/index.md)

## [Continuous aggregation](/learn/continuous-aggregates/index.md)

[Incrementally materialized views that stay up to date automatically. Ideal for dashboards and real-time reporting.](/learn/continuous-aggregates/index.md)

## [Columnstore](/build/columnar-storage/understand-hypercore/index.md)

[Transparent columnar compression that reduces storage by up to 95%. Query compressed data with standard SQL.](/build/columnar-storage/understand-hypercore/index.md)

## [AI & Vectors](/reference/pgvectorscale/index.md)

[Store and query vector embeddings alongside your time-series data with pgvector integration for semantic search.](/reference/pgvectorscale/index.md)

## [pg\_textsearch](/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/tiger-cloud-extensions/pg-textsearch/index.md)

[BM25 full-text search in PostgreSQL. Rank documents by relevance and combine search with relational queries.](/deploy/tiger-cloud/tiger-cloud-aws/tiger-cloud-extensions/pg-textsearch/index.md)

## [Retention](/build/data-management/data-retention/index.md)

[Automated retention policies, tiered storage, and data management. Keep what matters, archive the rest.](/build/data-management/data-retention/index.md)

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## What’s new

Follow doc changes in the changelog, check out the current platform status or the TimescaleDB release notes on GitHub.

[View changelog](/get-started/news/new/index.md)

## [Service status](https://status.tigerdata.com/)

[Current status and incident history for Tiger Data services. Open the status page to subscribe to updates.](https://status.tigerdata.com/)

## [TimescaleDB releases](https://github.com/timescale/timescaledb/releases)

[Release notes, downloads, and highlights for each TimescaleDB version on GitHub.](https://github.com/timescale/timescaledb/releases)