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In this article:

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  2. Loading data from Yandex Object Storage to Managed Service for ClickHouse® using Yandex Data Transfer

Loading data from Yandex Object Storage to Managed Service for ClickHouse® using Yandex Data Transfer

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Updated at January 27, 2026
  • Required paid resources
  • Getting started
  • Prepare your test data
  • Set up and activate the transfer
  • Test your transfer
    • Test copying
    • Test replication
  • Delete the resources you created

You can migrate data from Yandex Object Storage to the Managed Service for ClickHouse® table using Data Transfer. To do this:

  1. Prepare the test data.
  2. Set up and activate the transfer.
  3. Test your transfer.

If you no longer need the resources you created, delete them.

Required paid resourcesRequired paid resources

  • Object Storage bucket: Use of storage, data operations (see Object Storage pricing).
  • Managed Service for ClickHouse® cluster: Computing resources allocated to hosts, storage and backup size (see Managed Service for ClickHouse® pricing).
  • Public IP addresses if public access is enabled for cluster hosts (see Virtual Private Cloud pricing).

Getting startedGetting started

Set up your infrastructure:

Manually
Using Terraform
  1. Create a target Managed Service for ClickHouse® cluster with the following settings:

    • Number of ClickHouse® hosts: Minimum of 2 to enable replication within the cluster.
    • Public access to cluster hosts: Allowed.
    • DB name: db1.
    • Username: user1.
    • Password: <user_password>.
  2. If using security groups, make sure they are configured correctly and allow connections to your cluster.

  3. Create an Yandex Object Storage bucket.

  4. Create a service account named storage-viewer with the storage.viewer role. The transfer will use it to access the bucket.

  5. Create a static access key for the storage-viewer service account.

  1. If you do not have Terraform yet, install it.

  2. Get the authentication credentials. You can add them to environment variables or specify them later in the provider configuration file.

  3. Configure and initialize a provider. There is no need to create a provider configuration file manually, you can download it.

  4. Place the configuration file in a separate working directory and specify the parameter values. If you did not add the authentication credentials to environment variables, specify them in the configuration file.

  5. Download the object-storage-to-clickhouse.tf configuration file to your current working directory.

    This file describes:

    • Network.
    • Subnet.
    • Cluster access security group.
    • Service account for bucket operations, e.g., creation and access.
    • Yandex Lockbox secret for the service account static key required to configure the source endpoint.
    • Source Object Storage bucket.
    • Target Managed Service for ClickHouse® cluster.
    • Target endpoint.
    • Transfer.
  6. In the object-storage-to-clickhouse.tf file, specify the following:

    • folder_id: Cloud folder ID matching the one specified in your provider settings.
    • bucket_name: Bucket name consistent with the following naming conventions.
    • ch_password: ClickHouse® user password.
  7. Validate your Terraform configuration files using this command:

    terraform validate
    

    Terraform will display any configuration errors detected in your files.

  8. Create the required infrastructure:

    1. Run this command to view the planned changes:

      terraform plan
      

      If you described the configuration correctly, the terminal will display a list of the resources to update and their parameters. This is a verification step that does not apply changes to your resources.

    2. If everything looks correct, apply the changes:

      1. Run this command:

        terraform apply
        
      2. Confirm updating the resources.

      3. Wait for the operation to complete.

    All the required resources will be created in the specified folder. You can check resource availability and their settings in the management console.

Prepare your test dataPrepare your test data

  1. Prepare two CSV files with test data:

    • demo_data1.csv:

      1,Anna
      2,Robert
      3,Umar
      4,Algul
      5,Viktor
      
    • demo_data2.csv:

      6,Maria
      7,Alex
      
  2. Upload the demo_data1.csv file to the Object Storage bucket.

Set up and activate the transferSet up and activate the transfer

  1. Create a source endpoint of the Object Storage type with the following settings:

    • Database type: Object Storage.

    • Bucket: Object Storage bucket name.

    • Access Key ID: Public component of the service account’s static key. If you created your infrastructure using Terraform, copy the key’s value from the Yandex Lockbox secret.

    • Secret Access Key: Service account’s secret access key. If you created your infrastructure using Terraform, copy the key’s value from the Yandex Lockbox secret.

    • Endpoint: https://storage.yandexcloud.net.

    • Region: ru-central1.

    • Data format: CSV.

    • Delimiter: Comma (,).

    • Table: table1.

    • Result table schema: Select Manual and specify the following field names and data types:

      • Id: Int64
      • Name: UTF8

    Keep the default values for all other settings.

  2. Create a target endpoint and set up the transfer:

    Manually
    Using Terraform
    1. Create a ClickHouse® target endpoint with these cluster connection settings:

      • Connection type: Managed cluster.
      • Managed cluster: <ClickHouse®_target_cluster_name> from the drop-down list.
      • Database: db1.
      • User: user1.
      • Password: <user_password>.
    2. Create a transfer of the Snapshot and replication-type that will use the endpoints you created.

    3. Activate the transfer and wait for its status to change to Replicating.

    1. In the object-storage-to-clickhouse.tf file, specify the following settings:

      • source_endpoint_id: Source endpoint ID.
      • transfer_enabled: Set to 1 to create a transfer.
    2. Validate your Terraform configuration files using this command:

      terraform validate
      

      Terraform will display any configuration errors detected in your files.

    3. Create the required infrastructure:

      1. Run this command to view the planned changes:

        terraform plan
        

        If you described the configuration correctly, the terminal will display a list of the resources to update and their parameters. This is a verification step that does not apply changes to your resources.

      2. If everything looks correct, apply the changes:

        1. Run this command:

          terraform apply
          
        2. Confirm updating the resources.

        3. Wait for the operation to complete.

    4. The transfer will be activated automatically. Wait for its status to change to Replicating.

Test your transferTest your transfer

Make sure the transfer works correctly by testing copying and replication.

Test copyingTest copying

  1. Connect to the db1 database in the Managed Service for ClickHouse® target cluster.

  2. Run this query:

    SELECT * FROM db1.table1;
    
    Response example
      __file_name  | __row_index | Id |  Name
    --------------+-------------+----+--------
    demo_data1.csv |           1 |  1 | Anna
    demo_data1.csv |           2 |  2 | Robert
    demo_data1.csv |           3 |  3 | Umar
    demo_data1.csv |           4 |  4 | Algul
    demo_data1.csv |           5 |  5 | Viktor
    

Test replicationTest replication

  1. Upload the demo_data2.csv file to the Object Storage bucket.

  2. Verify that the data from demo_data2.csv has been loaded into the target database:

    1. Connect to the db1 database in the Managed Service for ClickHouse® target cluster.

    2. Run this query:

      SELECT * FROM db1.table1;
      
      Response example
        __file_name  | __row_index | Id |  Name
      --------------+-------------+----+--------
      demo_data1.csv |           1 |  1 | Anna
      demo_data1.csv |           2 |  2 | Robert
      demo_data1.csv |           3 |  3 | Umar
      demo_data1.csv |           4 |  4 | Algul
      demo_data1.csv |           5 |  5 | Viktor
      demo_data2.csv |           1 |  6 | Maria
      demo_data2.csv |           2 |  7 | Alex
      

Delete the resources you createdDelete the resources you created

Note

Before deleting the resources, deactivate the transfer.

To reduce the consumption of resources, delete those you do not need:

  1. Delete the transfer.

  2. Delete the source endpoint.

  3. Delete the objects from the bucket.

  4. Delete the other resources depending on how you created them:

    Manually
    Using Terraform
    1. Delete the target endpoint.
    2. Delete the Managed Service for ClickHouse® cluster.
    3. Delete the Object Storage bucket.
    1. In the terminal window, go to the directory containing the infrastructure plan.

      Warning

      Make sure the directory has no Terraform manifests with the resources you want to keep. Terraform deletes all resources that were created using the manifests in the current directory.

    2. Delete resources:

      1. Run this command:

        terraform destroy
        
      2. Confirm deleting the resources and wait for the operation to complete.

      All the resources described in the Terraform manifests will be deleted.

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