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AWS settings

Note

This feature is available in Enterprise, AWS, and Team editions only.

CloudBeaver supports integration with AWS services, allowing you to authenticate users and work with AWS resources such as Cloud Explorer and Cloud Storage.

Configure AWS services

  1. As an administrator, go to Settings -> Administration -> Server Configuration -> Configuration.

  2. Find the Cloud (AWS) checkbox and activate it.

    Tip

    For users of the CloudBeaver AWS Edition, activating Cloud (AWS) is not required as it comes pre-enabled.

  3. After activation, the AWS Settings section becomes available in the navigation panel under Settings. In AWS Settings, you can configure how CloudBeaver connects to AWS, including credential sources, regions, and access roles used by AWS services.

Info

To allow users to authenticate and access AWS resources, configure an Identity Provider. For a list of available Identity Providers and detailed configuration instructions, see Authentication Methods.

Instance configuration

You can control how CloudBeaver obtains and applies AWS credentials when working with AWS services.

Setting Description
Use default instance credentials Use AWS credentials associated with the EC2 instance where CloudBeaver AWS is running.
Shared Access Role (Optional) IAM role used for shared access to Cloud Explorer and Cloud Storage. If not specified, the EC2 instance role is used. Requires default instance credentials to be enabled.

Tips

  • Enable Use default instance credentials when CloudBeaver AWS runs on an Amazon EC2 instance with an assigned role. This option allows using AWS-managed credentials instead of defining AWS access keys explicitly.
  • Use Shared Access Role to limit access permissions for Cloud Explorer and Cloud Storage independently of the EC2 instance role.
  • CloudBeaver AWS supports various cloud-based Secret Providers to retrieve database credentials.

AWS partitions and regions

You can configure the AWS partitions and regions where your resources are located. This ensures the system connects to the correct environment based on your selection.

  1. Go to Settings -> Administration -> AWS Settings.

  2. In the Partition dropdown, select the partition where your resources are located:

    Partition Description
    AWS Standard Standard AWS regions.
    AWS China Regions operated under Chinese regulations.
    AWS EUSC European Union Sovereign Cloud regions.
    AWS GovCloud (US) Regions for sensitive or regulated U.S. government workloads.

  3. After selecting a partition, choose one or more AWS regions from the Region List.

  4. Click Save to confirm and apply your settings.