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Dec 12, 2018 · Databases

Installing and Using the IP4R Extension for IP Address Range Queries in PostgreSQL

This article explains how to install the IP4R PostgreSQL extension via PGXS, describes its custom IP address and range data types, demonstrates common queries, functions, operators, and GiST indexing techniques, and compares its performance against bigint‑based lookups for efficient IP range handling.