Skip to main content

Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://oxy.tech/docs/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

This guide explains how to connect to Snowflake with Oxy. Snowflake is a cloud-based data warehousing platform that provides scalable storage and compute resources.

​
Configuration Options

Add your Snowflake configuration to config.yml. Here are all available parameters: 
databases:
  - name: my_snowflake_db # Unique identifier for this connection
    type: snowflake
    account: "xy12345" # Your Snowflake account identifier
    username: "your_user" # Username for authentication
    password: <password> # Direct password (not recommended)
    password_var: "SF_PWD" # Environment variable containing password (recommended)
    warehouse: "COMPUTE_WH" # Warehouse to use
    database: "ANALYTICS" # Database name
    role: "ANALYST" # Optional: Role to assume

​
Example Configurations

1

Prepare password environment variable

Export the environment variables
export SF_PWD=<your password>
Or put it in .env file
echo SF_PWD=<your password> >> .env
2

Add Snowflake configuration

databases:
  - name: snowflake_analytics
    type: snowflake
    account: "xy12345.us-east-1"
    username: "analyst"
    password_var: "SF_PWD"
    warehouse: "COMPUTE_WH"
    database: "ANALYTICS"

​
Troubleshooting

  • Verify account identifier format (includes region if not US)
  • Check warehouse exists and is running
  • Ensure user has appropriate role permissions
  • Verify network connectivity and any IP allowlists