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Connect Tableau to an e6data cluster to build interactive dashboards and visualizations. Tableau Desktop connects over the e6data JDBC driver; Tableau Cloud connects through a Gateway endpoint.

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Tableau Desktop

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Requirements

  • Establish a Direct connection on your cluster.
  • Tableau Desktop 2023.3.0 or later.
  • The connection details from the cluster’s Connection Information tab in the Compute Plane.
  • The e6data JDBC driver - see JDBC. Contact the e6data team at [email protected] if you need the driver.

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Connect

  1. Gather the connection details for your cluster - the JDBC URL, your username, and your password (a personal access token). The JDBC URL format is:
  2. Install the JDBC driver into Tableau’s drivers folder:
    • Windows: C:\Program Files\Tableau\Drivers
    • macOS: ~/Library/Tableau/Drivers
    • Linux: /opt/tableau/tableau_driver/jdbc
  3. In Tableau, under To a server, select Other Databases (JDBC).
  4. Enter the e6data JDBC URL, select MySQL as the dialect, click Connect, then Sign In.

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Tableau Cloud

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Requirements

  • Establish a Gateway connection on your cluster.
  • Tableau Cloud 2023.3.0.
  • The connection details from the cluster’s Connection Information tab.

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Connect

  1. Log in to Tableau Cloud and select Workbook from the new tab.
  2. In the connector list, select Starburst Enterprise.
  3. Enter the connection details:
  4. Tick the box to require SSL and set SSL verification to FULL.
  5. Click Connect.

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TLS/HTTPS

e6data uses globally trusted certificates, so the host and port from the connection dialog are sufficient. Any cluster requiring authentication also requires TLS/HTTPS - use the cluster’s HTTPS URL in the connection string.

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See also

Last modified on October 1, 2026