Setting Up External ClickHouse for SigNoz

TLDR Purti had queries regarding the setup of external ClickHouse for SigNoz. Prashant clarified that starting from SigNoz v0.12, distributed ClickHouse setup is mandatory.

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Purti
Tue, 04 Jul 2023 06:09:41 UTC

Hi Prashant, I am trying to set up external ClickHouse by following this doc: I have installed ClickHouse on a linux VM but not as a cluster. Then in that case, I believe I dont need zookeeper. Please let me know if that is the correct understanding. TIA.

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Prashant
Tue, 04 Jul 2023 06:15:00 UTC

Hey Purti, Starting from SigNoz v0.12, having distributed clickhouse set up is mandatory for running SigNoz.

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Purti
Tue, 04 Jul 2023 06:18:43 UTC

But when we install using install script, I can see only one container for clickhouse-server

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Prashant
Tue, 04 Jul 2023 06:24:41 UTC

Yes, there will be one container but it runs in distributed mode with the ability to run multiple clickhouse containers in future if need be.

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Prashant
Tue, 04 Jul 2023 06:25:35 UTC

At least one instance each of Zookeeper and ClickHouse is needed.

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Purti
Tue, 04 Jul 2023 06:27:52 UTC

thanks a lot, this helps.

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Prashant
Tue, 04 Jul 2023 06:28:23 UTC

Happy to help :slightly_smiling_face: