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What are Databend Stages

What are Databend Stages?​

Databend can both store data locally(Fuse engine) and access data stored in other storage systems, the location where data is saved or from is known as a Stage.

What are the Types of Databend Stages?​

Databend's data can be stored internally or externally, based on this, the Databend Stages are categorized into two types:

  • Internal Stages
  • External Stages

Internal Stages​

In Internal Databend Stages, the data is stored internally, the data location likes: /<bucket>/<tenant_id>/stage/<stage_name>/<stage_file>

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Databend table data path: /<bucket>/<tenant_id>/<database_id>/<table_id>/

External Stages​

External Stages are storage in another external location that is not part of the Databend, this might be Amazon S3 Storage or MySQL/HDFS.