🗄️Managing remote file storages

This feature is under feature flag, if you want to benefit from it, contact your CSM or our support.

Toucan allows you to easily connect from remote sources such as SFTP into your workspace by connecting a file storage system via the DataHub section. Once the connection is set up, you can browse folders, select a file (csv, parquet, excel, json, geojson), and create a dataset from it, while also managing and updating your storage connections as needed.

Datasets created from files located in remote file storage can be :

• Live: Data is read directly from the remote file storage system.

• Stored: Data is downloaded and saved in the Toucan data storage system.

Datasets originating from remote file storages can be handled in either of the above ways.

Best Practices

• Use Clear Naming: Name your file storage connections descriptively to easily identify them later.

• Credentials are kept secure: private keys, passwords are kept in Toucan vault.

• Regularly Review Connections: Remove unused file storage connections to keep your workspace organized.