Database Access Configuration Reference

db_service:
  # Enables the Database Service.
  enabled: "yes"

  # Matchers for database resources created with "tctl create" command or by the
  # discovery service.
  resources:
    # See "Database labels reference" (https://goteleport.com/docs/database-access/reference/labels/)
    # to learn more on database labels.
  - labels:
      "*": "*"
    # Optional AWS role that the Database Service will assume to access the
    # databases.
    aws:
      assume_role_arn: "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/example-role-name"
      external_id: "example-external-id"

  # Matchers for registering AWS-hosted databases.
  aws:
    # Database types. Valid options are:
    # 'rds' - discovers and registers AWS RDS and Aurora databases.
    # 'rdsproxy' - discovers and registers AWS RDS Proxy databases.
    # 'redshift' - discovers and registers AWS Redshift databases.
    # 'redshift-serverless' - discovers and registers AWS Redshift Serverless databases.
    # 'elasticache' - discovers and registers AWS ElastiCache Redis databases.
    # 'memorydb' - discovers and registers AWS MemoryDB Redis databases.
    # 'opensearch' - discovers and registers AWS OpenSearch Redis databases.
  - types: ["rds", "rdsproxy","redshift", "redshift-serverless", "elasticache", "memorydb", "opensearch"]
    # AWS regions to register databases from.
    regions: ["us-west-1", "us-east-2"]
    # Optional AWS role that the Database Service will assume to discover
    # and register AWS-hosted databases.
    # Discovered databases are also accessed by the Database Service via
    # this role.
    assume_role_arn: "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/example-role-name"
    # Optional AWS external ID that the Database Service will use to assume
    # a role in an external AWS account.
    external_id: "example-external-id"
    # AWS resource tags to match when registering databases.
    tags:
      "*": "*"

  # Matchers for registering Azure-hosted databases.
  azure:
    # Database types. Valid options are:
    # 'mysql' - discovers and registers Azure MySQL databases.
    # 'postgres' - discovers and registers Azure PostgreSQL databases.
    # 'redis' - discovers and registers Azure Cache for Redis databases.
    # 'sqlserver' - discovers and registers Azure SQL Server databases.
  - types: ["mysql", "postgres", "redis", "sqlserver"]
    # Azure regions to register databases from. Valid options are:
    # '*' - discovers databases in all regions (default).
    # Any valid Azure region name. List all valid regions using the Azure "az" cli: `az account list-locations -o table`
    regions: ["eastus", "westus"]
    # Azure subscription IDs to register databases from. Valid options are:
    # '*' - discovers databases in all subscriptions (default).
    subscriptions: ["11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"]
    # Azure resource groups to register databases from. Valid options are:
    # '*' - discovers databases in all resource groups within configured subscription(s) (default).
    resource_groups: ["group1", "group2"]
    # Azure resource tags to match when registering databases.
    tags:
      "*": "*"

  # Lists statically registered databases proxied by this agent.
  databases:
    # Name of the database proxy instance, used to reference in CLI.
  - name: "prod"

    # Free-form description of the database proxy instance.
    description: "Production database"

    # Database protocol. Can be: "postgres", "mysql", "mongodb", "oracle", "clickhouse", "clickhouse-http", "cockroachdb", "redis", "snowflake", "sqlserver", "cassandra", "elasticsearch", or "dynamodb"
    protocol: "postgres"

    # Database connection endpoint. Must be reachable from Database Service.
    uri: "postgres.example.com:5432"

    # Optional TLS configuration.
    tls:
      # TLS verification mode. Valid options are:
      # 'verify-full' - performs full certificate validation (default).
      # 'verify-ca' - the same as `verify-full`, but skips the server name validation.
      # 'insecure' - accepts any certificate provided by database (not recommended).
      mode: verify-full
      # Optional database DNS server name. It allows to override the DNS name on
      # a client certificate when connecting to a database.
      # Use only with 'verify-full' mode.
      server_name: db.example.com
      # Optional path to the CA used to validate the database certificate.
      ca_cert_file: /path/to/pem

    # MySQL only options.
    mysql:
      # The default MySQL server version reported by Teleport Proxy.
      # When this option is set the Database Agent doesn't try to check the MySQL server version.
      server_version: 8.0.28

    # Optional admin user configuration for Automatic User Provisioning.
    admin_user:
      # Name of the admin user.
      name: "teleport-admin"
      #  Optional default database the admin user logs into. See individual
      #  guides for default value.
      default_database: "teleport"

    # Optional AWS configuration for AWS hosted databases. AWS region- and
    # service-specific configurations can usually be auto-detected from the
    # endpoint.
    aws:
      # Region the database is deployed in.
      region: "us-east-1"
      # Optional AWS role that the Database Service will assume to access
      # this database.
      assume_role_arn: "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/example-role-name"
      # Optional AWS external ID that the Database Service will use to assume
      # a role in an external AWS account.
      external_id: "example-external-id"
      # Redshift-specific configuration.
      redshift:
        # Redshift cluster identifier.
        cluster_id: "redshift-cluster-1"
      # RDS-specific configuration.
      rds:
        # RDS instance identifier.
        instance_id: "rds-instance-1"
        # RDS Aurora cluster identifier.
        cluster_id: "aurora-cluster-1"
      # ElastiCache-specific configuration.
      elasticache:
        # ElastiCache replication group identifier.
        replication_group_id: "elasticache-replication-group-1"
      # MemoryDB-specific configuration.
      memorydb:
        # MemoryDB cluster name.
        cluster_name: "memorydb-cluster-1"

      # Optional AWS Secrets Manager configuration for managing ElastiCache
      # or MemoryDB users.
      #
      # IMPORTANT: please make sure databases sharing the same Teleport-managed
      # users have the same secret_store configuration. The configuration
      # should also be consistent across all Database Services in High
      # Availability (HA) mode.
      secret_store:
        # Prefix to all secrets created by the service. Defaults to 'teleport/'.
        key_prefix: "teleport/"
        # KMS Key ID used for secret encryption and description. If not
        # specified, Secrets Manager uses AWS managed key 'aws/secretsmanager'
        # by default.
        kms_key_id: "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"

    # GCP specific configuration for Cloud SQL databases.
    gcp:
      # GCP project ID.
      project_id: "xxx-1234"
      # Cloud SQL instance ID.
      instance_id: "example"

    # Settings specific to Active Directory authentication e.g. for SQL Server.
    ad:
      # Path to Kerberos keytab file.
      keytab_file: /path/to/keytab
      # Active Directory domain name.
      domain: EXAMPLE.COM
      # Service Principal Name to obtain Kerberos tickets for.
      spn: MSSQLSvc/ec2amaz-4kn05du.dbadir.teleportdemo.net:1433
      # Optional path to Kerberos configuration file. Defaults to /etc/krb5.conf.
      krb5_file: /etc/krb5.conf

    # Optional configuration for Azure hosted databases.
    azure:
      # Set is_flexi_server to true when using an Azure flexible server.
      is_flexi_server: false
      # Resource ID for the database in Azure. This field is required for Azure Cache for Redis databases.
      resource_id: "/subscriptions/00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444/resourceGroups/example-group/providers/Microsoft.Cache/Redis/example-db-name"

    # Static labels to assign to the database. Used in RBAC.
    static_labels:
      env: "prod"

    # Dynamic labels ("commands"). Used in RBAC.
    dynamic_labels:
    - name: "hostname"
      command: ["hostname"]
      period: 1m0s

kind: db
version: v3
metadata:
  # Database resource name.
  name: example

  # Database resource description.
  description: "Example database"

  # Database resource static labels.
  labels:
    env: example

spec:
  # Database protocol.
  protocol: "postgres"

  # Database connection endpoint.
  uri: "localhost:5432"

  # Optional TLS configuration.
  tls:
    # TLS verification mode. Valid options are:
    # 'verify-full' - performs full certificate validation (default).
    # 'verify-ca' - the same as `verify-full`, but skips the server name validation.
    # 'insecure' - accepts any certificate provided by database (not recommended).
    mode: verify-full
    # Optional database DNS server name. It allows to override the DNS name on
    # a client certificate when connecting to a database.
    # Use only with 'verify-full' mode.
    server_name: db.example.com
    # Optional CA for validating the database certificate.
    ca_cert: |
      -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
      ...
      -----END CERTIFICATE-----

  # Database admin user for automatic user provisioning.
  admin_user:
    # Database admin user name.
    name: "teleport-admin"

  # MySQL only options.
  mysql:
    # The MySQL server version reported by the Teleport Proxy Service.
    # Teleport uses this string when reporting the server version to a 
    # connecting client.
    #
    # When this option is not set, the Database Service will try to connect to
    # a MySQL instance on startup and fetch the server version. Otherwise, 
    # it will use the provided value without connecting to a database. 
    #
    # In both cases, the MySQL server version reported to a client will be 
    # updated on the first successful connection made by a user.
    # Teleport uses that string instead of default '8.0.0-Teleport' version when reporting
    # the server version to a connecting client. When this option is not set, the Database Service will try
    # to connect to MySQL instance on startup and fetch the server version.
    # Otherwise, it will use the provided value without connecting to a database.
    # In both cases MySQL server version reported to a client will be updated on the first successful
    # connection made by a user.
    server_version: 8.0.28

  # Optional AWS configuration for RDS/Aurora/Redshift. Can be auto-detected from the endpoint.
  aws:
    # Region the database is deployed in.
    region: "us-east-1"
    # Optional AWS role that the Database Service will assume to access
    # this database.
    assume_role_arn: "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/example-role-name"
    # Optional AWS external ID that the Database Service will use to assume
    # a role in an external AWS account.
    external_id: "example-external-id"
    # Redshift specific configuration.
    redshift:
      # Redshift cluster identifier.
      cluster_id: "redshift-cluster-1"

  # Optional GCP configuration for Cloud SQL.
  gcp:
    # GCP project ID.
    project_id: "xxx-1234"
    # Cloud SQL instance ID.
    instance_id: "example"

  # Settings specific to Active Directory authentication e.g. for SQL Server.
  ad:
    # Path to Kerberos keytab file.
    keytab_file: /path/to/keytab
    # Active Directory domain name.
    domain: EXAMPLE.COM
    # Service Principal Name to obtain Kerberos tickets for.
    spn: MSSQLSvc/ec2amaz-4kn05du.dbadir.teleportdemo.net:1433
    # Optional path to Kerberos configuration file. Defaults to /etc/krb5.conf.
    krb5_file: /etc/krb5.conf

  # Optional dynamic labels.
  dynamic_labels:
  - name: "hostname"
    command: ["hostname"]
    period: 1m0s