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Amazon Redshift Data Connector

Amazon Redshift is a columnar OLAP database compatible with PostgreSQL. To connect Redshift to Spice, use the PostgreSQL data connector and specify the Redshift cluster connection parameters.

Configuration​

from​

Use the format postgres:schema.table to reference a Redshift table. The connector parameters should match your Redshift cluster settings.

Example Spicepod​

version: v1beta1
kind: Spicepod
name: tpch-read
datasets:
- from: postgres:public.customer
name: customer
params:
pg_host: ${secrets:PG_HOST}
pg_port: 5439
pg_sslmode: prefer
pg_db: dev
pg_user: ${secrets:PG_USER}
pg_pass: ${secrets:PG_PASS}
acceleration:
enabled: true

- from: postgres:public.lineitem
name: lineitem
params:
pg_host: ${secrets:PG_HOST}
pg_port: 5439
pg_sslmode: prefer
pg_db: dev
pg_user: ${secrets:PG_USER}
pg_pass: ${secrets:PG_PASS}
acceleration:
enabled: true

- from: postgres:public.nation
name: nation
params:
pg_host: ${secrets:PG_HOST}
pg_port: 5439
pg_sslmode: prefer
pg_db: dev
pg_user: ${secrets:PG_USER}
pg_pass: ${secrets:PG_PASS}
acceleration:
enabled: true

- from: postgres:public.orders
name: orders
params:
pg_host: ${secrets:PG_HOST}
pg_port: 5439
pg_sslmode: prefer
pg_db: dev
pg_user: ${secrets:PG_USER}
pg_pass: ${secrets:PG_PASS}
acceleration:
enabled: true

- from: postgres:public.part
name: part
params:
pg_host: ${secrets:PG_HOST}
pg_port: 5439
pg_sslmode: prefer
pg_db: dev
pg_user: ${secrets:PG_USER}
pg_pass: ${secrets:PG_PASS}
acceleration:
enabled: true

- from: postgres:public.partsupp
name: partsupp
params:
pg_host: ${secrets:PG_HOST}
pg_port: 5439
pg_sslmode: prefer
pg_db: dev
pg_user: ${secrets:PG_USER}
pg_pass: ${secrets:PG_PASS}
acceleration:
enabled: true

- from: postgres:public.region
name: region
params:
pg_host: ${secrets:PG_HOST}
pg_port: 5439
pg_sslmode: prefer
pg_db: dev
pg_user: ${secrets:PG_USER}
pg_pass: ${secrets:PG_PASS}
acceleration:
enabled: true

- from: postgres:public.supplier
name: supplier
params:
pg_host: ${secrets:PG_HOST}
pg_port: 5439
pg_sslmode: prefer
pg_db: dev
pg_user: ${secrets:PG_USER}
pg_pass: ${secrets:PG_PASS}
acceleration:
enabled: true

Parameters​

Parameter NameDescription
pg_hostHostname or IP address of the Redshift cluster
pg_portPort for Redshift (default: 5439)
pg_sslmodeSSL mode (e.g., prefer)
pg_dbDatabase name
pg_userUsername for authentication
pg_passPassword for authentication (use secret reference)

Supported Types​

Redshift types are mapped to PostgreSQL types. See the PostgreSQL connector documentation for details on supported types and configuration.

Secrets​

Spice integrates with multiple secret stores to help manage sensitive data securely. For details, see the secret stores documentation and using referenced secrets guide.

References​