v.24.4New Feature

Added Rewritable S3 Disk Supporting INSERT Operations for System Tables

Official CH changelog text
Added a rewritable S3 disk which supports INSERT operations and does not require locally stored metadata. #61116 (Julia Kartseva). The main use case is for system tables.
Added a rewritable S3 disk that supports INSERT operations without the need for locally stored metadata.

Why it matters

This feature enables users to perform INSERT operations directly on S3 storage, simplifying management by eliminating the requirement for local metadata storage. It is especially useful for system tables that benefit from writable cloud storage.

How to use it

To use this feature, configure a disk of type S3 with the rewritable option enabled in the ClickHouse configuration file, allowing direct INSERT operations on the S3 storage without maintaining local metadata.

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