Temporary Postgres Databases

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

When teaching my undergraduate database course, I often have the need for writing little “throwaway” SQL tables and queries to help illustrate concepts or to test out a feature. Connecting to the “real” course server is inconvenient for a number of reasons: there is too much friction with my password manager to get the right login for the database, I have to make sure I’m on the right WiFi network (thanks to new IT policies), and I’d like to be able to demonstrate queries/actions that may cause problems for the course server without worrying about breaking anything.

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Temporary Postgres Databases