psql -d appdb -c "CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_users_email_unique ON users (email);"

Category: Databases & SQL

psql -d appdb -c "CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_users_email_unique ON users (email);"

Create a unique index

Creates an index that also enforces uniqueness: a second row with the same email is rejected, exactly like a UNIQUE constraint. Duplicates in existing data make the creation fail, so dedupe first.
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