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# TimescaleDB Complete Setup Guide for AI Coding Assistants

You are tasked with setting up a complete TimescaleDB time-series database solution. This guide provides step-by-step instructions for creating hypertables, configuring compression, setting up retention policies, and implementing continuous aggregates with their associated policies. Adapt the schema and configurations to your specific use case.

## Step 1: Create Base Table and Hypertable

Create a table schema appropriate for your time-series data, then convert it to a hypertable:

```sql
-- Create hypertable with compression settings directly using WITH clause

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CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "uuid-ossp";
CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS timescaledb CASCADE;

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION uuid_timestamp(uuid UUID) RETURNS TIMESTAMPTZ AS $$
DECLARE
  bytes bytea;
BEGIN
  bytes := uuid_send(uuid);
  if  (get_byte(bytes, 6) >> 4)::int2 != 1 then
    RAISE EXCEPTION 'UUID version is not 1';

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\pset pager off
\set ECHO all
\set ON_ERROR_STOP 0

select version();
\dx
select now();

--sanity_check: avg_not_yet_compressed_chunks is < 2
\x on

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\timing on
with info as (
    SELECT
        stat.relid as relid,
        stat.relid::regclass as regclass,
        age(c.relfrozenxid) > current_setting('vacuum_freeze_min_age')::int
        and age(c.relfrozenxid) > current_setting('vacuum_freeze_table_age')::int autovacuum_can_freeze,
        ROUND(100*(age(c.relfrozenxid)/current_setting('vacuum_freeze_table_age')::float)) as perc_to_frozen,
        ROUND(100*(age(c.relfrozenxid)/ current_setting('autovacuum_freeze_max_age')::float))  perc_to_wrap,
        CASE WHEN c.reltuples > 0 THEN

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\pset pager off
\set ECHO all
\set ON_ERROR_STOP 0

select version();
\dx
select now()

\x off
select * from _prom_catalog.ha_leases

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\pset pager off
\set ECHO all
\set ON_ERROR_STOP 0

select version();
\dx
select now();

\x off
SELECT datname,