Install postgresql (Linux example) sudo apt-get install postgresql switch to postgres user sudo -i -u postgres start postgresql psql create new database CREATE DATABASE ebay; connect to the new database postgres=# \c ebay You are now connected to database "ebay" as user "postgres". create table 1 ebay=#CREATE TABLE api_data( id serial, description varchar(100),price money, postage money, time_left time); create table 2 ebay=#CREATE TABLE sold_data (id serial, description varchar(100), price money, postage money, sold_date time); check table 2 ebay=# \dt sold_data ebay=# \dt sold_data List of relations Schema | Name | Type | Owner --------+-----------+-------+---------- public | sold_data | table | postgres (1 row) check table 1 ebay=# \dt api_data ebay=# \dt api_data List of relations Schema | Name | Type | Owner --------+----------+-------+---------- public | api_data | table | postgres (1 row)