I was using Postgres wrong this whole time

TimescaleDB transforms PostgreSQL into a high-performance time-series database through an open-source extension. The tutorial demonstrates core features including hyper tables (automatic data chunking by time), compression with delta encoding, time buckets for aggregating data at various intervals, and continuous aggregates that incrementally refresh materialized views. These capabilities enable PostgreSQL to handle millions of data points per second with 90% better compression than specialized NoSQL tools, while maintaining familiar SQL syntax and compatibility with existing PostgreSQL extensions.