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Getting started with Data Transfer

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Copy or replicate data from a source to a target by creating endpoints and configuring transfers between them.
See the full list of endpoints and possible transfers between them.

Getting started

  1. Navigate to the management console and log in to Yandex Cloud or register a new account.
  2. Go to Yandex Cloud Billing and make sure you have a billing account linked and its status is ACTIVE or TRIAL_ACTIVE. If you do not have a billing account, create one and link a cloud to it.
  3. Navigate to the Yandex Cloud console and select a folder you are going to operate in. If there is no such folder, create it.
  4. On the Access management page, make sure you have the editor role or higher for the desired folder or the cloud that the folder belongs to.

If you are creating a managed database endpoint for a cluster residing in a different folder, you will need a service or primitive viewer role for that folder.

Note

When creating an endpoint, you can select a cluster from a different folder only if using the Yandex Cloud CLI, Terraform, or API.

For more information about the roles required to use Data Transfer, see Required roles.

To use the service, in the management console, navigate to the folder dashboard and select Compute Cloud.

Configure the source and the target

Different systems can act as a source and as a target.

Check the compatibility of sources and targets

Possible source and target combinations:


Target
Source
PostgreSQL
MySQL®
MongoDB
ClickHouse®
Greenplum®
YDB
Object Storage
Apache Kafka
Data Streams
Elasticsearch
OpenSearch
Target
Source

PostgreSQL		 CR
 CR - CR
 CR CR C CR
 CR C C
PostgreSQL

MySQL®		 CR CR
 - CR
 CR CR C CR
 CR - -
MySQL®

Oracle		 CR - - CR CR - - - - - -
Oracle

MongoDB		 - - CR
 - - - C - - - -
MongoDB

ClickHouse®		 - - - C
 - - - - - - -
ClickHouse®

Greenplum®		 C - - C
 C - - - - - -
Greenplum®

YDB		 - - - CR - - C CR CR - -
YDB

Object Storage		 CR CR - CR CR CR - - - - -
Object Storage
metrica
Metrica		 - - - R - - - - - - - metrica
Metrica

Data Streams		 R R R R
 R R
 R R
 R R R
Yandex Data Streams

Apache Kafka®		 R R R R R R
 R R
 R R R
Apache Kafka®
airbyte
Airbyte®		 C C C C C C - C C - - airbyte
Airbyte®

Elasticsearch		 C - - C C C C C C C C
Elasticsearch

OpenSearch		 C - - C C C C C C C C
OpenSearch

Source
Target
PostgreSQL
MySQL®
MongoDB
ClickHouse®
Greenplum®
YDB
Object Storage
Apache Kafka
Data Streams
Elasticsearch
OpenSearch
Source
Target

C: Copy
R: Replicate
CR: Copy and replicate

: Transfer is at the GA stage and charged as per the relevant pricing policy.
The remaining transfers are at the Preview stage; you can activate them through a request to our technical support or your account manager.

Airbyte® endpoints

You can use Airbyte® to configure the following source endpoints:

Airbyte® is already built into Data Transfer, so you do not have to create a separate VM and deploy Airbyte®.

Get the sources and targets ready

Prepare the source for sending data:

Prepare the target for receiving the data:

Creating an endpoint for the source

  1. Go to the folder page and select Data Transfer.
  2. In the left-hand panel, select Endpoints.
  3. Click Create endpoint.
  4. Make sure the Direction field is set to Source.
  5. Enter a name for the endpoint.
  6. In the Database type field, select the type of the DBMS to transfer data from.
  7. Specify endpoint parameters in the corresponding settings section.
  8. Click Create.

To learn more, see Managing endpoints.

Creating an endpoint for the target

  1. Go to the folder page and select Data Transfer.
  2. In the left-hand panel, select Endpoints.
  3. Click Create endpoint.
  4. Make sure the Direction field is set to Target.
  5. Enter a name for the endpoint.
  6. In the Database type field, select the type of the DBMS you want to transfer data to.
  7. Specify endpoint parameters in the corresponding settings section.
  8. Click Create.

To learn more, see Managing endpoints.

Create a transfer

  1. Go to the folder page and select Data Transfer.
  2. In the left-hand panel, select Transfers.
  3. Click Create transfer.
  4. Enter a name for the transfer.
  5. (Optional) Add a transfer description.
  6. Select the endpoint for the source and the endpoint for the target.
  7. Select the type of transfer:
    • Snapshot: To create a full copy of the data without receiving further updates from the source. You can also use this type to replicate constantly changing tables.
      If you need to create a full copy of the data at specific intervals, enable Periodic snapshot.
    • Replication: To continuously receive data updates from the source and apply them to the target (without creating a full copy of the source data).
    • Snapshot and increment: To create a full copy of the source data and keep it up-to-date.
  8. Click Create.

For more information, see Types of transfers.

Activate the transfer

  1. Go to the folder page and select Data Transfer.
  2. In the left-hand panel, select Transfers.
  3. Click next to the transfer name and select Activate.

The data transfer process will begin.

To learn more, see Managing transfer process.

What's next

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ClickHouse® is a registered trademark of ClickHouse, Inc.

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