Connecting DataGrip to ClickHouse

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Gather your connection details

To connect to ClickHouse with HTTP(S) you need this information:

Parameter(s)	Description
`HOST` and `PORT`	Typically, the port is 8443 when using TLS or 8123 when not using TLS.
`DATABASE NAME`	Out of the box, there is a database named `default`, use the name of the database that you want to connect to.
`USERNAME` and `PASSWORD`	Out of the box, the username is `default`. Use the username appropriate for your use case.

The details for your ClickHouse Cloud service are available in the ClickHouse Cloud console. Select a service and click Connect:

Choose HTTPS. Connection details are displayed in an example curl command.

If you’re using self-managed ClickHouse, the connection details are set by your ClickHouse administrator.

Load the ClickHouse driver

Launch DataGrip, and on the Data Sources tab in the Data Sources and Drivers dialog, click the + icon

Select ClickHouse

Switch to the Drivers tab and load the ClickHouse driver

DataGrip doesn’t ship with drivers in order to minimize the download size. On the Drivers tab Select ClickHouse from the Complete Support list, and expand the + sign. Choose the Latest stable driver from the Provided Driver option:

Connect to ClickHouse

Specify your database connection details, and click Test Connection. In step one you gathered your connection details - fill in the host URL, port, username, password, and database name, then test the connection.

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