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Monitoring Load on ClickHouse Server

Introduction Load can significantly impact the performance of a ClickHouse server. The load on a server is a measure of how busy it is, and it can be represented by several different metrics such as […]

Runbook for Troubleshooting Excessive Logical IOs in ClickHouse

Monitoring and Troubleshooting Excessive Logical I/Os in ClickHouse

Shiv Iyer

Introduction Excessive logical I/Os in ClickHouse is a key reason for slow, sub-optimal, and expensive query performance and compromised scalability. In this detailed guide, we share tips & tricks to monitor and troubleshoot logical I/Os […]

How to implement Real-time Stream Processing in ClickHouse with Kafka

Shiv Iyer

Introduction Kafka is the ideal open source platform to implement real-time stream processing in ClickHouse for real-time analytics. At ChistaDATA Inc., we have extensive experience in working with Kafka in the context of ClickHouse for […]

How data compression is implemented in ClickHouse?

How are Data Compression Algorithms implemented in ClickHouse?

Shiv Iyer

Introduction ClickHouse implements data compression in several ways to reduce storage space and improve query performance. Here are a few examples of how data compression is implemented in ClickHouse: (1) Dictionary encoding ClickHouse uses dictionary […]

How ClickHouse Wire Protocol Is Implemented?

How is ClickHouse Wire Protocol implemented?

Shiv Iyer

Introduction The ClickHouse wire protocol is a binary protocol that is used to communicate between a client and a ClickHouse server. The protocol is implemented in the ClickHouse server and client libraries, and it uses […]

Real-Time Performance Monitoring for ClickHouse Cluster Using Python Script

Shiv Iyer

Introduction There are several ways to monitor the performance of a ClickHouse cluster: Using built-in system tables: ClickHouse has several built-in system tables, such as system.metrics, system.metrics_events, and system.query_log, that provide detailed information about the […]

What are Working Datasets in ClickHouse?

Shiv Iyer

Introduction In ClickHouse, a working dataset refers to a set of data that is stored in memory and used to perform operations such as sorting and aggregation. Working Dataset Types in ClickHouse ClickHouse has several […]

What are the Multiple Data Caches in ClickHouse?

Shiv Iyer

Introduction ClickHouse utilizes multiple data caches to improve query performance. These caches include: Read cache: This cache stores the results of read-only queries. This cache is shared among all clients and is used to avoid […]

ClickHouse Proxy Server for Read-Write Splitting with Connection Pooling & Query Cache

Shiv Iyer

Introduction I have been a full-time Database Infrastructure Production Engineer for several years, working on MySQL, PostgreSQL and ClickHouse majorly with a deep passion for performance, scalability and Database Reliability Engineering. Most of my work […]

Exporting ClickHouse Metrics to Prometheus

ChistaDATA Inc.

Introduction ClickHouse provides a way to expose metrics for scraping it from Prometheus. There are two steps involved in exposing ClickHouse metrics to Prometheus: Configure ClickHouse to publish the metrics http endpoint. Configure Prometheus to […]

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