The Defacto2 database collects thousands of records documenting the history of the PC Scene and is the data powers the famed Defacto2 website.
There are daily exports of the SQL database.
DOWNLOAD: defacto2.net/sql/files.sql.
PostgreSQL 16+ is recommended for compatibility.
Tip
There is a RESTful API available.
defacto2.net/api.
These instructions are for a Linux or macOS environment with a running PostgreSQL application and
assumes the postgres username.
- Download the SQL export file
- Create a new database in your PostgreSQL server
- Import the SQL export file into the new database
- Test the table creation and data
cd ~ # 1) download the latest SQL file curl https://defacto2.net/sql/files.sql --output files.sql # 2) create the database createdb --username=postgres defacto2_ps # 3) import the table and the data psql --username=postgres --dbname=defacto2_ps --file=files.sql
To test the table creation and data.
psql --username=postgres --dbname='defacto2_ps' --command='SELECT COUNT(*) FROM files;'
count ------- 50000 (1 row)
Tip
The count result will depend on the latest export which will not be 50000 exactly.
Download and import the latest SQL file.
cd ~ curl https://defacto2.net/sql/files.sql --output files.sql psql --username=postgres --dbname=defacto2_ps --file=files.sql
These instructions are for a Linux or macOS environment with a running a Docker PostgreSQL container with the following assumptions:
- Container name:
pgdb - Database name:
defacto2_ps - Database username:
postgres
cd ~ # download the SQL file curl https://defacto2.net/sql/files.sql --output files.sql # copy the SQL file into the container docker cp files.sql pgdb:/tmp/files.sql # restore the data docker exec pgdb psql --username=postgres --dbname=defacto2_ps --file=/tmp/files.sql # cleanup docker exec pgdb rm /tmp/files.sql
To test the data import.
docker exec -it pgdb psql --username=postgres --dbname='defacto2_ps' --command='SELECT COUNT(*) FROM files;'
count ------- 50000 (1 row)