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Server configuration

There are several configuration files in CloudBeaver.

Main server configuration

The primary configuration file is cloudbeaver.conf. By default, it is placed in the /etc/cloudbeaver/ folder.
But in most cases, it is redefined for each server by the command line parameter, -web-config <config-file-path>.
The server configuration is in the JSONC format (JSON with comments and without redundant quotes). Most of the JSON parsers can parse it in lenient mode.
Additionally, configuration parameters can be specified in the file workspace/.data/.cloudbeaver.runtime.conf. It is convenient because the workspace can be deployed as a shared docker volume. .cloudbeaver.runtime.conf has the same structure as cloudbeaver.conf. However, it has a higher priority than cloudbeaver.conf.

Default configuration:

{
    server: {
        serverPort: 8978,
        serverHost: "localhost",
        serverName: "CloudBeaver Sample Server",

        // Paths are absolute or relative to the server root folder
        workspaceLocation: "workspace",
        contentRoot: "web",
        driversLocation: "drivers",

        rootURI: "/",
        serviceURI: "/api/",

        // Webapp configuration file
        productConfiguration: "conf/product.conf",

        expireSessionAfterPeriod: 600000,

        develMode: false,

        sm: {
            enableBruteForceProtection: "${CLOUDBEAVER_BRUTE_FORCE_PROTECTION_ENABLED:true}",
            expiredAuthAttemptInfoTtl: 60,
            maxFailedLogin: "${CLOUDBEAVER_MAX_FAILED_LOGINS:10}",
            minimumLoginTimeout: "${CLOUDBEAVER_MINIMUM_LOGIN_TIMEOUT:1}",
            blockLoginPeriod: "${CLOUDBEAVER_BLOCK_PERIOD:300}",
            passwordPolicy: {
                minLength: "${CLOUDBEAVER_POLICY_MIN_LENGTH:8}",
                requireMixedCase: "${CLOUDBEAVER_POLICY_REQUIRE_MIXED_CASE:true}",
                minNumberCount: "${CLOUDBEAVER_POLICY_MIN_NUMBER_COUNT:1}",
                minSymbolCount: "${CLOUDBEAVER_POLICY_MIN_SYMBOL_COUNT:0}"
            }
        },

        database: {
            url: "jdbc:h2:${workspace}/.data/cb.h2.dat",
            initialDataConfiguration: "conf/initial-data.conf",
            pool: {
                minIdleConnections: 4, 
                maxIdleConnections: 10,
                maxConnections: 100,
                validationQuery: "SELECT 1"
            }
        }
    },
    app: {
        anonymousAccessAllowed: true,
        anonymousUserTeam: "user",
        supportsCustomConnections: false,
        publicCredentialsSaveEnabled: true,
        adminCredentialsSaveEnabled: true,
        resourceManagerEnabled: true,
        systemVariablesResolvingEnabled: "${CLOUDBEAVER_SYSTEM_VARIABLES_RESOLVING_ENABLED:false}",

        resourceQuotas: {
            dataExportFileSizeLimit: 10000000,
            resourceManagerFileSizeLimit: 500000,
            sqlMaxRunningQueries: 100,
            sqlResultSetRowsLimit: 100000,
            sqlResultSetMemoryLimit: 2000000,
            sqlTextPreviewMaxLength: 4096,
            sqlBinaryPreviewMaxLength: 261120
        },
        defaultNavigatorSettings: {
            showSystemObjects: true,
            showUtilityObjects: false,
            showOnlyEntities: false,
            mergeEntities: false,
            hideFolders: false,
            hideSchemas: false
        },
        plugins: {

        },
        enabledAuthProviders: [
            "local"
        ],
        enabledDrivers: [
            
        ],
        disabledDrivers: [
            "sqlite:sqlite_jdbc",
            "h2:h2_embedded",
            "h2:h2_embedded_v2"
        ]

    }

}

All paths can be absolute or are relative to the server start directory (or current directory).

Server parameters:

NameDescription
serverPort Port CloudBeaver server listens on
serverHost The network interface CloudBeaver server binds to as an IP address or a hostname. If null or 0.0.0.0, then bind network interface to all available interfaces.
serverURL Server address (full URL). Used to generate links and for third-party services integration.
workspaceLocation Root folder for projects
contentRoot Path to directory with static content
driversLocation Optional path for driver jar files
rootURI Web application URI prefix. / by default
serviceURI Services API URI prefix (relative to rootURI). /api/ by default.
productConfiguration Path to product (web interface) configuration file (json)
develMode When set to true extra debug, the information is printed in logs and the GraphQL console is enabled on the server.
expireSessionAfterPeriod Maximum idle time after which the user's session will be closed.

Database configuration

Configures CloudBeaver database where it keeps users, credentials and permission.
In the section server.database:

NameDescription
driver Database driver (e.g. sqlite, h2_embedded, postgres-jdbc, etc)
url Database JDBC URL (e.g. jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/cb
user Database user name
password Database user password
initialDataConfiguration Path to the initial data file (json) that will be loaded on the first time the server is run

Database connection pool configuration

Configures connection pool to be used by the CloudBeaver database.
In the section server.database.pool:

NameDescription
validationQuery Query that will check the successful connection to the database
minIdleConnections Minimum number of idle connections that should be kept in the pool
maxIdleConnections Maximum number of idle connections that should be kept in the pool
maxConnections Maximum number of idle and active connections that should be kept in the pool

Database Initial Data

Configures initial data containing administrator credentials and a list of teams and their permission.
Stored in a separate file. The path to which is specified in the server.database.initialDataConfiguration section.

NameDescription
adminName Username for administrator
adminPassword Password for administrator
teams List of initial teams

Teams schema

NameDescription
subjectId Id for the team
teamName Name for the team
description Team description
permissions Set of available permissions for the team

Configuration example:

{
    adminName: "cbadmin",
    adminPassword: "cbadmin20",
    teams: [
        {
            subjectId: "admin",
            teamName: "Admin",
            description: "Administrative access. Has total and full authority.",
            permission: ["public", "admin"]
        },
        {
            subjectId: "user",
            teamName: "User",
            description: "Standard user",
            permission: ["public"]
        }
    ]
}

Application parameters:

In the section app:

NameDescription
anonymousAccessEnabled Allows anonymous access. Anonymous users have a team anonymousUserTeam.
anonymousUserTeam A team that will be assigned to the anonymous user, user by default.
authenticationEnabled Enables users' authentication. If disabled, then only anonymous access is allowed.
supportsCustomConnections Allows users to create custom connections to any databases. Otherwise only the CB administrator can create/edit connections.
publicCredentialsSaveEnabled Allows you to save user database credentials in a local cache.
adminCredentialsSaveEnabled Allows you to save global database credentials in a local cache.
redirectOnFederatedAuth If there is only one federation authentication configuration, then login attempt will automatically be made when the application is opened.
forwardProxy Identifies the originating IP address and other headers of a client connecting to a web server through an HTTP proxy.
enabledDrivers List of drivers that are allowed to be used. If the list is empty, all drivers are allowed.
disabledDrivers List of drivers that are prohibited for use. If the list is empty, all drivers are allowed.
defaultAuthProvider The provider that will be used for authorization by default.
enabledAuthProviders List of allowed authorization providers. If the property is absent, all providers are allowed.
defaultNavigatorSettings Default database navigator settings.
showReadOnlyConnectionInfo Enables showing the information about a connection if the user has read-only permission for it.
grantConnectionsAccessToAnonymousTeam Provides access to the predefined shared connections for the "User" team.
systemVariablesResolvingEnabled Enables the ability to use environment variables in the connection configuration.

Resource quotas

You can configure the following resource quotes in the section app.resourceQuotas:

NameDescription
dataExportFileSizeLimit Maximum file size for data export operation (in bytes)
resourceManagerFileSizeLimit Maximum file size saved in the resource manager (in bytes)
sqlMaxRunningQueries Maximum number of simultaneous queries for a single user session. Includes data read queries (i.e. table data view)
sqlResultSetRowsLimit Maximum number of rows to select from a table or query
sqlTextPreviewMaxLength Maximum size for text file shown in value panel (in bytes)
sqlQueryTimeoutMaximum time (in seconds) for SQL query execution (including table data read)
sqlBinaryPreviewMaxLengthMaximum size for binary file (also affects JSON in the SQLite) shown in value panel (in bytes)

Navigator settings

You can configure the following properties in the section app.defaultNavigatorSettings:

NameDescription
showSystemObjects Show system objects.
showUtilityObjects Show "utility" objects.
showOnlyEntities Only show schemas and tables.
mergeEntities Show all types of database objects in one list (tables, sequences, etc.).
hideFolders Hide folders like "Tables", "Schemas", "Columns", etc.
hideSchemas Do not show schemas (all tables in one list).

Simple view mode properties example:

    defaultNavigatorSettings: {
        showOnlyEntities: true,
        hideFolders: true,
        hideVirtualModel: true
    }

Password Policy

You can find information about password policy settings on this page.

Datasources configuration

You can find a detailed description at here

Query manager database configuration

You can find a detailed description at here

Using environment variables

You can use references on environment variables in most server configuration properties. For example:

{
    server: {
        serverPort: ${cb.port},
        serverHost: "${cb.host}",
        serverName: "CloudBeaver Server",

        rootURI: "${cb.prefix}",
        serviceURI: "/api/",

        expireSessionAfterPeriod: ${cb.expire-time},
    }
}

Automatic server configuration

When you start the CloudBeaver server for the first time, you will see the administrator interface for server configuration.
Sometimes, the server must be configured automatically (e.g., when it is run in the Kubernetes environment).
The following parameters must be specified in the configuration:

NameDescriptionExample
CB_SERVER_NAME Server name Test Server
CB_SERVER_URL Server base URL https://cloudbeaver.domain.com:10000/
CB_ADMIN_NAME Administrator user name administrator
CB_ADMIN_PASSWORD Administrator user password S0mePazzworD

These parameters can be specified in:

  • OS environment variables
  • The configuration file .cloudbeaver.auto.conf must be placed in the exact location as the cloudbeaver.conf file.