Cluster Settings

Settings and values used for Altinity.Cloud ClickHouse Clusters.

ClickHouse Clusters hosted on Altinity.Cloud have the following structural attributes. These determine options such as the version of ClickHouse installed on them, how many replicas, and other important features.

Name Description Values
Cluster Name The name for this cluster. It will be used for the hostname of the cluster. Cluster names must be DNS compliant. This includes:
  • Alphanumeric characters and underscores only
  • No special characters such as periods, ?, #, etc.
    Example:
    • Good: mycluster
    • Bad: my.cluster?
  • Can not start with a number.
Node Type Determines the number of CPUs and the amount of RAM used per node. The following Node Types are sample values, and may be updated at any time:
  • m5.large: CPU x2, RAM 6.5 GB
  • m5.xlarge: CPU x4, RAM 14 GB
  • M5.2xlarge: (CPU x8, RAM 29 GB)
  • m5.4xlarge: (CPU x16, RAM 58 GB)
  • m5.8xlarge: (CPU x32, RAM 120 GB)
Node Storage The amount of storage space available to each node, in GB.  
Number of Volumes Storage can be split across multiple volumes. The amount of data stored per node is the same as set in Node Storage, but it split into multiple volumes.
Separating storage into multiple volumes can increase query performance.		  
Volume Type Defines the Amazon Web Services volume class. Typically used to determine whether or not to encrypt the columns. Values:
  • gp2 (Not Encrypted)
  • gp2-encrypted (encrypted)
Number of Shards Shards represent a set of nodes. Shards can be replicated to provide increased availability and computational power.  
ClickHouse Version The version of the ClickHouse database that will be used on each node.
To run a custom ClickHouse container version, specify the Docker image to use.
  • IMPORTANT NOTE: The nodes in the cluster will all be running the same version of ClickHouse. If you want to run multiple versions of ClickHouse, they will have to be set on different clusters.
 Currently available options:
  • Altinity Stable:
    • 19.11.12.69
    • 19.16.19.85
    • 20.3.21.2
    • 20.8.7.15
  • Standard Release
    • 20.10.5.10
    • 20.11.4.13
  • Custom Identifier
ClickHouse Admin Name The name of the ClickHouse administrative user. Set to admin by default. Can not be changed.
ClickHouse Admin Password The password for the ClickHouse administrative user.  
Data Replication Toggles whether shards will be replicated. When enabled, Zookeeper is required to manage the shard replication process. Values:
  • Enabled (Default): Each Cluster Shard will be replicated to the value set in Number of Replicas.
  • Disabled: Shards will not be replicated.
Number of Replicas Sets the number of replicas per shard. Only enabled if Data Replication is enabled.  
Zookeeper Configuration When Data Replication is set to Enabled, Zookeeper is required. This setting determines how Zookeeper will run and manage shard replication.
The Zookeeper Configuration mainly sets how many Zookeeper nodes are used to manage the shards. More Zookeeper nodes increases the availability of the cluster.		 Values:
  • Single Node (Default): Replication is managed by one Zookeeper node.
  • Three Nodes: Increases the Zookeeper nodes to an ensemble of 3.
Node Placement Sets how nodes are distributed via Kubernetes. Depending on your situation and how robust you want your replicas and clusters. Values:
  • Separate Nodes (Default): ClickHouse containers are distributed across separate cluster nodes.
  • Separate Shards: ClickHouse containers for different shards are distributed across separate cluster nodes.
  • Separate Replicas: ClickHouse containers for different replicas are distributed across separate cluster nodes.
Enable Backups Backs up the cluster. These can be restored in the event data loss or to roll back to previous versions. Values:
  • Enabled (Default): The cluster will be backed up automatically.
  • Disabled: Automatic Backups are disabled.

Last modified 2021.02.01: Kubernetes guides.