Feedback request: Mathesar v0.2.0 #4206
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I have just installed Mathesar to test it on a legacy database. It would be helpful to import an existing database via a URL connection. However, my testing stopped at the connection stage due to an error during the mandatory schema creation needed for Mathesar. Altering the existing database to manage it is not an ideal practice; metadata should be stored in a centralized database rather than in the database being managed. I also attempted to connect to a local database without a password, but the form does not allow this. Unfortunately, I can’t proceed any further due to these issues. |
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This is the first version I've tried, so far I'm impressed and very hopeful for the future! I'm new to postgresql but have used sql before. I work for a small manufacturing company and we'r looking for a simple and effective way to handle our company's database (patient-data, orders, contacts, billing and so on), while using an interface that allows even the "not so interested" employees to handle simple lookup and data input. We have used our current DB-system for over 20 years and are now forced to look for other solutions when the company behind the infrastructure choose not to support it any more. As it is closed software we can't take over the hosting and the stored data in the DB is fractured in a way that makes recovery very frustrating. This situation is what we want to avoid in the future! To that point my main reasons for considering Mathesar over competitors, even in it's current state, is the fact that you seem intent on keeping everything open source and my data within easy reach. Being in the medical industry, the ability to self-host without any data leaving the building is very important to us. I do also really encourage keeping the database (as in the user created DB and connections) as clean as possible (that is: separated from mathesar specific data) which is to my knowledge exactly how it works atm. As a completely new user I really enjoy the interface - everything is self-explanatory. I found my way around it very fast and hade several postgres-servers hooked up and working within sekunds. All of this is very well done! It invites you to try things out and is very sleek! The database functions that are there seems to work very well, even things like "self-referential foreign key"-links (i think that is the technical term for linking to the same table 😃 ) are clear and useful! Regarding features I'd like to see, these all fall in a broad category of postgresql functions. More datatypes, generated data, more defaults and so on. This also feels, to me, as the most needed additions in the current state of the project. The interface and workflow seems well thought-out, now I'd like to be able to use it more! 😄 |
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We are excited to announce the release of Mathesar 0.2.0. This marks our transition from alpha to beta, which means the project is now more stable, thoroughly tested, and ready to work with production PostgreSQL databases.
We've been working hard to incorporate user feedback, improving Mathesar’s performance, security, and usability to better support your data workflows. The interface is now significantly faster, ensuring a smoother and more responsive experience for everyday use. We've also transitioned our access control system to PostgreSQL roles to enhance security and reduce deployment risks. There are also many quality-of-life improvements, including support for exporting tables and improved documentation. See the full release notes here.
How to Install
See our installation instructions for Docker Compose and from scratch.
Feedback request
We’d love for you to try this release and share your thoughts on how Mathesar is working for you. Let us know what you think of the improvements and what features you'd like to see next. You can also send us an email at hello@mathesar.org if you'd like to send us private feedback, or open a GitHub issue for any bugs.
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