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Driver management

dbvr connects to databases using JDBC drivers. Some drivers are preconfigured and shipped with the application, while others are downloaded automatically from Maven Central when first used. If you need a specific driver version or want to use a custom one, you can update it manually.

Tip

Run dbvr driver list to see which drivers are already downloaded.

Preconfigured drivers location

Preconfigured drivers are bundled with dbvr and stored in the installation directory:

OS Default drivers directory
macOS /Applications/dbvr.app/Contents/Eclipse/drivers
Windows C:\Program Files\dbvr\drivers
Linux (package install) /usr/share/dbvr/drivers
Linux (archive install) ~/dbvr/drivers

Tip

On Linux, the archive path depends on where you extracted dbvr. Replace ~/dbvr with your actual installation directory.

Maven drivers location

Some drivers aren’t bundled with dbvr. They are downloaded automatically from Maven Central when you connect to the database for the first time.

Note

By default, dbvr resolves the RELEASE version of the driver artifact.

Maven drivers are stored in the DBeaverData directory, which is located next to the workspace:

  • On Windows, open Explorer and enter the path %APPDATA%\DBeaverData\drivers\maven\maven-central\.
  • On Linux, execute cd $XDG_DATA_HOME/DBeaverData/drivers/maven/maven-central/.
  • On MacOS, navigate to ~/Library/DBeaverData/drivers/maven/maven-central/ in Finder. To view hidden folders, press Cmd+Shift+..

Update a driver

  1. Download the required JDBC .jar.

  2. Open the appropriate driver directory:

  3. Replace the file with the new version.