Supported Data Sources
Spartera connects directly to your existing data infrastructure — no migration, no replication, no bulk copying. Your data stays in place — only the results and feeds you publish are served. We support all major cloud data warehouses and relational databases.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Redshift
Cloud data warehouse optimized for large-scale analytics and BI workloads.
- Auth: AWS Access Keys or IAM roles
- Best for: Large-scale analytics, columnar queries, business intelligence
Amazon Redshift Serverless
Same as Redshift but scales automatically with no cluster management.
- Auth: AWS Access Keys or IAM roles
- Best for: Variable or unpredictable workloads
Amazon Aurora (MySQL-compatible)
High-performance MySQL-compatible relational database.
- Auth: Database credentials or IAM database authentication
- Best for: Transactional workloads, MySQL migrations
Amazon Aurora (PostgreSQL-compatible)
High-performance PostgreSQL-compatible relational database.
- Auth: Database credentials or IAM database authentication
- Best for: PostgreSQL migrations, complex queries
Amazon Aurora Serverless
On-demand, auto-scaling Aurora — starts and stops based on usage.
- Auth: Database credentials or IAM database authentication
- Best for: Intermittent workloads, development environments
Amazon RDS MySQL
Managed MySQL with automated backups, multi-AZ, and read replicas.
- Auth: Database credentials or IAM database authentication
- Best for: Traditional MySQL workloads
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Google BigQuery
Serverless, petabyte-scale analytics warehouse with built-in ML capabilities.
- Auth: Service Account JSON key
- Best for: Real-time analytics, large dataset queries, ML integration
- Note: Spartera is built on GCP — BigQuery connections have the most optimized performance
Cloud SQL (MySQL)
Fully managed MySQL on GCP.
- Auth: Built-in database auth or Cloud SQL Proxy
- Best for: Web application backends on GCP
Cloud SQL (PostgreSQL)
Fully managed PostgreSQL on GCP.
- Auth: Built-in database auth or Cloud SQL Proxy
- Best for: PostgreSQL workloads on GCP
Multi-Cloud Platforms
Snowflake
Cloud-native data platform with cross-cloud data sharing and time travel.
- Auth: Username/password or key pair authentication
- Best for: Multi-cloud environments, data sharing, diverse workloads
Teradata Vantage
Enterprise analytics platform for complex mixed workloads.
- Auth: Database credentials or LDAP
- Best for: Large enterprise analytics, complex analytical processing
Databricks SQL
Lakehouse SQL warehouse for analytics over Delta Lake tables.
- Auth: Personal access token or service principal
- Best for: Lakehouse analytics, Delta tables, unified data and ML workloads
Database Platforms
Microsoft SQL Server
Enterprise RDBMS with Integration and Reporting Services.
- Auth: SQL Server auth or Windows authentication
- Best for: Enterprise applications, existing SQL Server investments
Supabase (PostgreSQL)
Open-source PostgreSQL with real-time capabilities and a built-in API.
- Auth: Connection strings or API keys
- Best for: Modern application backends, real-time features
Supabase Analytics
Analytics-focused PostgreSQL for user behavior and event tracking.
- Auth: Project API keys and service roles
- Best for: Application analytics, event tracking
Connection Requirements
Network Access
Your database must allow outbound connections to Spartera's processing endpoints. For databases behind firewalls, you'll need to whitelist Spartera's IPs:
| Environment | IP Address |
|---|---|
| Production | 34.70.197.249 |
| Staging | 34.57.29.87 |
Permissions
Spartera requires read-only access only. Never grant write, delete, or admin permissions.
-- Minimum required PostgreSQL permissions
GRANT CONNECT ON DATABASE your_db TO spartera_user;
GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA your_schema TO spartera_user;
GRANT SELECT ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA your_schema TO spartera_user;-- Minimum required MySQL permissions
GRANT SELECT ON your_database.* TO 'spartera_user'@'%';For BigQuery, the minimum IAM roles are:
roles/bigquery.dataViewerroles/bigquery.jobUser
Security Model
All connections are:
- Read-only — Spartera cannot modify your data
- Encrypted — TLS 1.2+ for all data in transit
- Credential-secured — Credentials are encrypted at rest and never exposed in logs
- Audited — All connection activity is logged
Requesting a New Data Source
Don't see your database listed? We add new connectors regularly based on demand. Submit a request at [email protected] with the subject line "New Connector Request."
Current most-requested connectors in the pipeline: Clickhouse, MongoDB Atlas.
