Creating a JDBC Data Source

You can create a JDBC data source to connect from your Java application, based on CData JDBC Driver for CockroachDB.

Follow these steps:

1. Add the driver JAR file to the classpath. The JAR file is located in the installation directory's lib subfolder. Ensure that the .lic file is located in the same folder as the JAR file.
2. Provide the driver class. For example:
   

   cdata.jdbc.cockroachdb.CockroachDBDriver

3. Provide the JDBC URL. For example:
   

   jdbc:cockroachdb:User=root;Password=root;Database=system;Server=localhost;Port=26257

   Or, if there is a conflict in your application between drivers using the same URL format, use this form to ensure that you are using the CData driver:
   

   jdbc:cdata:cockroachdb:User=root;Password=root;Database=system;Server=localhost;Port=26257

   Ensure that the URL starts with either jdbc:cockroachdb: or jdbc:cdata:cockroachdb:. The URL can include any of the connection properties in name-value pairs separated with semicolons.

Connecting to CockroachDB

Set the following to connect to data.

• Server: The host name or IP address of the server.
• Port: The port number of the CockroachDB server. If not specified, the default port is 26257.
• Database: The name of the Cockroach database. If not specified, the driver connects to the user's default database.
• User: The Cockroach DB user account used to authenticate.
• Password: The password used to authenticate the user.