Major refactor: Migrate to uv, add PostgreSQL support, and comprehensive tooling

- **Migration to uv package manager**: Replace pip/requirements with modern pyproject.toml
  - Add pyproject.toml with complete dependency management
  - Update all scripts and Makefile to use uv commands
  - Maintain backward compatibility with existing workflows

- **PostgreSQL integration and migration tools**:
  - Enhanced config.py with automatic password URL encoding
  - Complete PostgreSQL setup scripts and documentation
  - High-performance SQLite to PostgreSQL migration tool (91x speed improvement)
  - Support for both connection strings and individual components

- **Executable distribution system**:
  - PyInstaller integration for standalone .exe creation
  - Automated build scripts with batch file generation
  - Complete packaging system for end-user distribution

- **Enhanced data management**:
  - Fix --fill-gaps command with proper method implementation
  - Add gap detection and historical data backfill capabilities
  - Implement data update functionality for existing records
  - Add comprehensive database adapter methods

- **Developer experience improvements**:
  - Password encoding tools for special characters
  - Interactive setup wizards for PostgreSQL configuration
  - Comprehensive documentation and migration guides
  - Automated testing and validation tools

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.env.example

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Copy this file to .env and customize for your environment
 
 # Database Configuration
-DB_TYPE=sqlite
+DB_TYPE=postgresql
 # Options: sqlite, mysql, postgresql, influxdb, victoriametrics
 
 # SQLite Configuration (default)
@@ -20,8 +20,26 @@ INFLUX_DATABASE=ping_river_monitoring
 INFLUX_USERNAME=
 INFLUX_PASSWORD=
 
-# PostgreSQL Configuration
-POSTGRES_CONNECTION_STRING=postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/ping_river_monitoring
+# PostgreSQL Configuration (Remote Server)
+# Option 1: Full connection string (URL encode special characters in password)
+POSTGRES_CONNECTION_STRING=postgresql://username:url_encoded_password@your-postgres-host:5432/water_monitoring
+
+# Option 2: Individual components (password will be automatically URL encoded)
+POSTGRES_HOST=your-postgres-host
+POSTGRES_PORT=5432
+POSTGRES_DB=water_monitoring
+POSTGRES_USER=username
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=your:password@with!special#chars
+
+# Examples for connection string:
+# - Local: postgresql://postgres:password@localhost:5432/water_monitoring
+# - Remote: postgresql://user:pass@192.168.1.100:5432/water_monitoring
+# - With special chars: postgresql://user:my%3Apass%40word@host:5432/db
+# - With SSL: postgresql://user:pass@host:port/db?sslmode=require
+# - Connection pooling: postgresql://user:pass@host:port/db?pool_size=20&max_overflow=0
+
+# Special character URL encoding:
+# : → %3A    @ → %40    # → %23    ? → %3F    & → %26    / → %2F    % → %25
 
 # MySQL Configuration
 MYSQL_CONNECTION_STRING=mysql://user:password@localhost:3306/ping_river_monitoring