# Configuration Reference for Azure Blob Storage Source Connector for Confluent Platform To use this connector, specify the name of the connector class in the `connector.class` configuration property. ```properties connector.class=io.confluent.connect.azure.blob.storage.AzureBlobStorageSourceConnector ``` Connector-specific configuration properties are described below. ## Azure Parameters `azblob.account.name` : The account name. Must include 3-24 alphanumeric characters.
* Type: string * Valid Values: [3,…,24] * Importance: high `azblob.account.key` : The Azure Storage account key.
* Type: password * Valid Values: password must be non-blank * Importance: high `azblob.container.name` : The container name. Must be between 3-63 alphanumeric and ‘-’ characters.
* Type: string * Valid Values: [3,…,63] * Importance: medium `azblob.proxy.password` : Azure Proxy Password. Use this property only if you need to access Azure through a proxy. Using `azblob.proxy.password` instead of embedding the username and password in `azblob.proxy.url` allows the password to be hidden in the logs.
* Type: password * Default: [hidden] * Importance: low `azblob.retry.retries` : Specifies the maximum number of retries attempts an operation will be tried before producing an error. A value of 1 means 1 try and 1 retry. The actual number of retry attempts is determined by the Azure client based on multiple factors, like the value of this parameter, the type of exception that occurred, and the throttling settings of the underlying Azure client.
* Type: int * Default: 3 * Valid Values: [1,…] * Importance: medium `azblob.retry.backoff.ms` : Specifies the amount of delay to use before retrying an operation in milliseconds. The delay increases exponentially with each retry up to a maximum specified by `MaxRetryDelay`.
* Type: long * Default: 4000 * Valid Values: [0,…] * Importance: low `azblob.retry.max.backoff.ms` : Specifies the maximum delay, in milliseconds, allowed before retrying an operation.
* Type: long * Default: 120000 * Valid Values: [1,…] * Importance: low `azblob.retry.secondary.host` : If a secondary Host is specified, retries will be tried against this host. Before you set this field, make sure you understand the issues around reading stale and potentially-inconsistent data. For more information, see [Designing highly available applications using read-access geo-redundant storage](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-designing-ha-apps-with-ragrs).
* Type: string * Default: null * Valid Values: either URI with one of these schemes: `http`, `https`, or should be and empty string * Importance: low `azblob.proxy.url` : Azure Proxy settings encoded in URL syntax. Use this property only if you need to access Azure through a proxy.
* Type: string * Default: “” * Valid Values: either URI with one of these schemes: ‘http’, ‘https’, or should be and empty string * Importance: low `azblob.proxy.user` : Azure Proxy User. Use this property only if you need to access Azure through a proxy. Using `azblob.proxy.user` instead of embedding the username and password in `azblob.proxy.url` allows the password to be hidden in the logs.
* Type: string * Default: null * Importance: low `azblob.connection.timeout.ms` : Indicates the maximum time allowed for any single try of an HTTP request. When transferring large amounts of data, the default value may not be sufficient. Override this value based on the bandwidth available to the host machine and proximity to the Storage service. A good starting point may be 60 seconds per MB of anticipated-payload-size.
* Type: long * Default: 30000 * Valid Values: [1,…,2147483647000] * Importance: medium `azblob.sas.token` : A shared access signature (SAS) is a URI that grants restricted access rights to Azure Storage resources. You must provide a SAS to clients whom you don’t want to entrust with your storage account key and to whom you wish to delegate access to certain storage account resources.
* Type: password * Default: null * Importance: high ## Azure Parameters (Generalized Connector Only) `mode` : The connector’s operation mode.
* Type: string * Default: RESTORE_BACKUP * Valid Values: [GENERIC, RESTORE_BACKUP] * Importance: high * Dependents: `task.batch.size`, `starting.timestamp`, `bucket.listing.max.objects.threshold`, `topic.regex.list`, `partitioner.class`, `partition.field.name`, `path.format` `topic.regex.list` : A comma-separated list of pairs of type `:` that is used to map file paths to Kafka topics. An example might be `topic1:.*\.json` to source all files ending in `.json` to a Kafka topic named `topic1`. You can specify multiple of these `:` mappings to send different sets of files to different topics. Any files that aren’t mapped by a regex will be ignored and not sourced. Files that match multiple mappings will be sent to the first topic in the list that maps the file.
* Type: list * Default: “” * Valid Values: A list of pairs in the form `:, :, ...` * Importance: high `task.batch.size` : The number of files assigned to each task at a time.
* Type: int * Default: 10 * Valid Values: [1,…,2000] * Importance: medium `file.discovery.starting.timestamp` : A Unix timestamp (in epoch milliseconds since Jan 1, 1970 UTC) that denotes where to start processing files. The connector ignores any file with a creation time earlier than this timestamp.
#### IMPORTANT The connector only uses the `file.discovery.starting.timestamp` configuration property when no offsets are stored for a connector. This parameter allows new connectors to start from a specific timestamp instead of reading all files in a bucket.
* Type: long * Default: 0 * Valid Values: [0,…] * Importance: medium `bucket.listing.max.objects.threshold` : An integer that represents the maximum number of objects the connector will index from the bucket at a time before failing. A value of `-1` indicates no limit.
* Type: int * Default: -1 * Importance: medium `parse.error.topic.prefix` : The topic name prefix for a topic where records with error information would be published whenever the connector encounters a malformed file or an exception while parsing the source file. This setting appends the topic prefix with `-${connectorName}`. The final error topic name would be `${parse.error.topic.prefix}-${connectorName}`. The connector will populate this topic when `behavior.on.error` is set to either `ignore` or `log`. Additionally, connector uses this topic to write empty data in case of certain edge conditions to ensure connector is able to continue processing the files.
* Type: string * Default: `error` * Importance: medium ## Connector Parameters `azblob.poll.interval.ms` : Frequency, in milliseconds, to poll for new or removed folders. This may result in updated task configurations that start polling for data in added folders or stop polling for data in removed folders.
* Type: long * Default: 60000 * Importance: medium `format.class` : Class responsible for converting storage objects to source records.
* Type: class * Valid Values: Any class implementing: `io.confluent.connect.cloud.storage.source.format.CloudStorageAvroFormat`, `io.confluent.connect.cloud.storage.source.format.CloudStorageJsonFormat`, `io.confluent.connect.cloud.storage.source.format.CloudStorageByteArrayFormat`. * Importance: high `schema.cache.size` : The size of the schema cache used in the Avro converter.
* Type: int * Default: 50 * Valid Values: [1,…] * Importance: low `record.batch.max.size` : The maximum number of records to fetch each time storage is polled.
* Type: int * Default: 200 * Valid Values: [1,…] * Importance: medium ## Auto topic creation For more information about Auto topic creation, see [Configuring Auto Topic Creation for Source Connectors](/kafka-connectors/self-managed/userguide.html#connect-source-auto-topic-creation). Configuration properties accept regular expressions (regex) that are defined as [Java regex](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/regex/Pattern.html). `topic.creation.groups` : A list of group aliases that are used to define per-group topic configurations for matching topics. A `default` group always exists and matches all topics.
* Type: List of String types * Default: empty * Possible Values: The values of this property refer to any additional groups. A `default` group is always defined for topic configurations. `topic.creation.$alias.replication.factor` : The replication factor for new topics created by the connector. This value must not be larger than the number of brokers in the Kafka cluster. If this value is larger than the number of Kafka brokers, an error occurs when the connector attempts to create a topic. This is a **required property** for the `default` group. This property is optional for any other group defined in `topic.creation.groups`. Other groups use the Kafka broker default value.
* Type: int * Default: n/a * Possible Values: `>= 1` for a specific valid value or `-1` to use the Kafka broker’s default value. `topic.creation.$alias.partitions` : The number of topic partitions created by this connector. This is a **required property** for the `default` group. This property is optional for any other group defined in `topic.creation.groups`. Other groups use the Kafka broker default value.
* Type: int * Default: n/a * Possible Values: `>= 1` for a specific valid value or `-1` to use the Kafka broker’s default value. `topic.creation.$alias.include` : A list of strings that represent regular expressions that match topic names. This list is used to include topics with matching values, and apply this group’s specific configuration to the matching topics. `$alias` applies to any group defined in `topic.creation.groups`. This property does not apply to the `default` group.
* Type: List of String types * Default: empty * Possible Values: Comma-separated list of exact topic names or regular expressions. `topic.creation.$alias.exclude` : A list of strings representing regular expressions that match topic names. This list is used to exclude topics with matching values from getting the group’s specfic configuration. `$alias` applies to any group defined in `topic.creation.groups`. This property does not apply to the `default` group. Note that exclusion rules override any inclusion rules for topics.
* Type: List of String types * Default: empty * Possible Values: Comma-separated list of exact topic names or regular expressions. `topic.creation.$alias.${kafkaTopicSpecificConfigName}` : Any of the [Changing Broker Configurations Dynamically](/platform/current/kafka/dynamic-config.html#changing-broker-configurations-dynamically) for the version of the Kafka broker where the records will be written. The broker’s topic-level configuration value is used if the configuration is not specified for the rule. `$alias` applies to the `default` group as well as any group defined in `topic.creation.groups`.
* Type: property values * Default: Kafka broker value ## Storage Parameters `store.url` : The storage connection URL, if applicable. For example: `https::\\ * Type: string * Default: null * Importance: high `format.bytearray.extension` : Output file extension for Byte Array Format. Defaults to `.bin`.
* Type: string * Default: .bin * Importance: low `format.bytearray.separator` : String inserted between records for `ByteArrayFormat`. Defaults to `System.lineSeparator()` and may contain escape sequences like `\n`. An input record that contains the line separator looks like multiple records in the storage object output.
* Type: string * Default: null * Importance: low `topics.dir` : Top level directory where data was stored to be re-ingested by Kafka.
* Type: string * Default: topics * Importance: high `directory.delim` : Directory delimiter pattern.
* Type: string * Default: / * Importance: medium `behavior.on.error` : Sets how the connector handles errors that occur when processing records.
* Type: string * Default: fail * Valid Values: `fail`, `ignore`, `log` * Importance: medium ## Partitioner Parameters (Backup and Restore Connector Only) `partition.field.name` : The name of the partitioning field when `FieldPartitioner` is used.
* Type: list * Default: “” * Importance: medium `path.format` : This configuration that was used to set the format of the data directories when partitioning with a TimeBasedPartitioner. For example, if you set `path.format` to `'year'=YYYY/'month'=MM/'day'=dd/'hour'=HH`, valid data directories are: `/year=2015/month=12/day=07/hour=15/`.
* Type: string * Default: “” * Importance: medium `partitioner.class` : The partitioner to use when reading data to the store.
* Type: class * Default: io.confluent.connect.storage.partitioner.DefaultPartitioner * Importance: high ## CSFLE and CSPE configurations `csfle.enabled` Accepts a boolean value. CSFLE is enabled for the connector if `csfle.enabled` is set to True. * Type: boolean * Default: False `auto.register.schemas` Specifies if the Serializer should attempt to register the Schema with Schema Registry. * Type: boolean * Default: true * Importance: medium `use.latest.version` Only applies when `auto.register.schemas` is set to false. If `auto.register.schemas` is set to false and `use.latest.version` is set to true, then instead of deriving a schema for the object passed to the client for serialization, Schema Registry uses the latest version of the schema in the subject for serialization. * Type: boolean * Default: true * Importance: medium ## Confluent Platform license `confluent.topic.bootstrap.servers` : A list of host/port pairs to use for establishing the initial connection to the Kafka cluster used for licensing. All servers in the cluster will be discovered from the initial connection. This list should be in the form `host1:port1,host2:port2,...`. These servers are used only for the initial connection to discover the full cluster membership, which may change dynamically, so this list need not contain the full set of servers. You may want more than one, in case a server is down.
* Type: list * Importance: high `confluent.topic` : Name of the Kafka topic used for Confluent Platform configuration, including licensing information.
* Type: string * Default: \_confluent-command * Importance: low `confluent.topic.replication.factor` : The replication factor for the Kafka topic used for Confluent Platform configuration, including licensing information. This is used only if the topic does not already exist, and the default of 3 is appropriate for production use. If you are using a development environment with less than 3 brokers, you must set this to the number of brokers (often 1).
* Type: int * Default: 3 * Importance: low ### Confluent license properties You can put license-related properties in the connector configuration, or in license-related properties in the [Connect worker configuration](https://docs.confluent.io/kafka-connectors/self-managed/license.html#centralized-license-in-the-kconnect-long-worker) instead of in each connector configuration. This connector is proprietary and requires a license. The license information is stored in the `_confluent-command` topic. If the broker requires SSL for connections, you must include the security-related `confluent.topic.*` properties as described below. `confluent.license` : Confluent issues enterprise license keys to each subscriber. The license key is text that you can copy and paste as the value for `confluent.license`. A trial license allows using the connector for a 30-day trial period. A developer license allows using the connector indefinitely for single-broker development environments.
If you are a subscriber, contact Confluent Support for more information.
* Type: string * Default: “” * Valid Values: Confluent Platform license * Importance: high `confluent.topic.ssl.truststore.location` : The location of the trust store file.
* Type: string * Default: null * Importance: high `confluent.topic.ssl.truststore.password` : The password for the trust store file. If a password is not set access to the truststore is still available, but integrity checking is disabled.
* Type: password * Default: null * Importance: high `confluent.topic.ssl.keystore.location` : The location of the key store file. This is optional for client and can be used for two-way authentication for client.
* Type: string * Default: null * Importance: high `confluent.topic.ssl.keystore.password` : The store password for the key store file. This is optional for client and only needed if ssl.keystore.location is configured.
* Type: password * Default: null * Importance: high `confluent.topic.ssl.key.password` : The password of the private key in the key store file. This is optional for client.
* Type: password * Default: null * Importance: high `confluent.topic.security.protocol` : Protocol used to communicate with brokers. Valid values are: PLAINTEXT, SSL, SASL_PLAINTEXT, SASL_SSL.
* Type: string * Default: “PLAINTEXT” * Importance: medium ### License topic configuration A Confluent enterprise license is stored in the `_confluent-command` topic. This topic is created by default and contains the license that corresponds to the license key supplied through the `confluent.license` property. No public keys are stored in Kafka topics. The following describes how the default `_confluent-command` topic is generated under different scenarios: * A 30-day trial license is automatically generated for the `_confluent-command` topic if you do not add the `confluent.license` property or leave this property empty (for example, `confluent.license=`). * Adding a valid license key (for example, `confluent.license=`) adds a valid license in the `_confluent-command` topic. Here is an example of the minimal properties for development and testing. You can change the name of the `_confluent-command` topic using the `confluent.topic` property (for instance, if your environment has strict naming conventions). The example below shows this change and the configured Kafka bootstrap server. ```none confluent.topic=foo_confluent-command confluent.topic.bootstrap.servers=localhost:9092 ``` The example above shows the minimally required bootstrap server property that you can use for development and testing. For a production environment, you add the normal producer, consumer, and topic configuration properties to the connector properties, prefixed with `confluent.topic.`. ### License topic ACLs The `_confluent-command` topic contains the license that corresponds to the license key supplied through the `confluent.license` property. It is created by default. Connectors that access this topic require the following ACLs configured: * CREATE and DESCRIBE on the resource cluster, if the connector needs to create the topic. * DESCRIBE, READ, and WRITE on the `_confluent-command` topic. #### IMPORTANT You can also use DESCRIBE and READ without WRITE to restrict access to read-only for license topic ACLs. If a topic exists, the LicenseManager will not try to create the topic. You can provide access either individually for each principal that will use the license or use a [wildcard entry](/platform/current/kafka/authorization.html#acl-wildcard-principals) to allow all clients. The following examples show commands that you can use to configure ACLs for the resource cluster and `_confluent-command` topic. 1. Set a CREATE and DESCRIBE ACL on the resource cluster: ```none kafka-acls --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --command-config adminclient-configs.conf \ --add --allow-principal User: \ --operation CREATE --operation DESCRIBE --cluster ``` 2. Set a DESCRIBE, READ, and WRITE ACL on the `_confluent-command` topic: ```none kafka-acls --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --command-config adminclient-configs.conf \ --add --allow-principal User: \ --operation DESCRIBE --operation READ --operation WRITE --topic _confluent-command ``` ### Override Default Configuration Properties You can override the replication factor using `confluent.topic.replication.factor`. For example, when using a Kafka cluster as a destination with less than three brokers (for development and testing) you should set the `confluent.topic.replication.factor` property to `1`. You can override producer-specific properties by using the `producer.override.*` prefix (for source connectors) and consumer-specific properties by using the `consumer.override.*` prefix (for sink connectors). You can use the defaults or customize the other properties as well. For example, the `confluent.topic.client.id` property defaults to the name of the connector with `-licensing` suffix. You can specify the configuration settings for brokers that require SSL or SASL for client connections using this prefix. You cannot override the cleanup policy of a topic because the topic always has a single partition and is compacted. Also, do not specify serializers and deserializers using this prefix; they are ignored if added.