BucketFS Access Setup

Exasol On-Prem has a separate authentication for BucketFS. It is password-based, with the username being different from the database username. This presents certain limitations for the MCP Server running in a multi-user mode. Currently, the MCP Server can only be configured to access the BucketFS under a single user account. Consequently, only one BucketFS service and one bucket can be made accessible.

On-Prem configuration

Variable Name	Description
EXA_BUCKETFS_URL	BucketFS URL, for example “https://demodb.exasol.com:2202”.
EXA_BUCKETFS_SERVICE	Optional name of the BucketFS service, not required in most cases.
EXA_BUCKETFS_BUCKET	Optional name of the bucket, defaults to “default”.
EXA_BUCKETFS_USER	BucketFS username.
EXA_BUCKETFS_PASSWORD	Password for the selected bucket.
EXA_BUCKETFS_PATH	Optional path in the bucket to be used as a root, defaults to the bucket root.

SaaS configuration

In the case of a SaaS backend, the BucketFS shares the authentication with the database. Currently, there is only one BucketFS service and only one bucket. Therefore, no extra configuration is required. The only optional configuration element that could be used is EXA_BUCKETFS_PATH, which has the same meaning as in the On-Prem case.