TimechoDB with DBine
How to connect DBine to TimechoDB and what you can do once it's connected. This page is written from what the TimechoDB driver says about itself, so it matches the version of DBine you download.
Connect
- In DBine, open New connection.
- Pick TimechoDB in the list of engines.
- Fill in the fields below, press Test connection and then Save.
Default port: 18080.
General
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Server required | Server or URL of the REST service (enable_rest_service=true). Example: localhost |
| Port | Example: 18080 |
| Database | Example: root.… |
| User | Example: root |
| Password | Kept in the system keychain, never in DBine's files. |
| Read-only | On or off. |
SSH tunnel. The connection can go through an SSH server, even through a chain of bastions, with a password, a private key or the SSH agent. The server's fingerprint is checked against known_hosts or confirmed the first time.
SSL/TLS
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Encrypt the connection (TLS) | On or off. |
| Trust the server certificate | On or off. |
Advanced
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Metrics URL (Prometheus) | Optional, for the monitor: the DataNode endpoint (dn_metric_reporter_list=PROMETHEUS). Empty = port 9092 on the same server is tried. Example: http://server:9092/metrics |
What the explorer shows
Under the connection: Databases. Inside each one:
- Devices
Query editor
The editor uses SQL, with completion for the connection's objects. Statements and commands run against the database selected in the tab.
Ready-made templates for new objects:
- New device template
- New continuous query
- New trigger
- New function (UDF)
Tools for TimechoDB
Available
- Live query profiler
- Server monitor
- Sessions and running queries
- Cancel another session's query from the sessions list
- Create databases
- Drop databases
- Database properties
- Visual designer for new objects
- Compare and sync schemas
- Native bulk load when migrating data
- Users and permissions
Not available for TimechoDB
- Graphical execution plans
- End a session
- Locks: who blocks whom
- Manual transactions (commit and rollback)
- Index usage
- Relations in the ER diagram
- Rename objects
- Clone tables
- Backups
Why a tool doesn't apply to an engine, and the details of each one, are in the engine support reference.
Generated from the TimechoDB driver 0.1.9, which DBine downloads the first time you connect to TimechoDB.