v.21.10Experimental Features
Web Disk Type for Readonly Tables on Static File Servers
web type of disks to store readonly tables on web server in form of static files. See #23982. #25251 (Kseniia Sumarokova). This is mostly needed to faciliate testing of operation on shared storage and for easy importing of datasets. Not recommended to use before release 21.11.Why it matters
This feature facilitates testing operations on shared storage and simplifies the process of importing datasets by allowing tables to be stored and accessed as static files over HTTP. It addresses the need for easy integration and testing of remote readonly data sources.How to use it
Configure a disk of typeweb in the ClickHouse disk configuration to point to a web server hosting readonly table files. This setup allows ClickHouse to access data stored as static files over HTTP. Note that this feature is experimental and not recommended for production use before release 21.11.