Cloud changelog

### Other features[​](#other-features "Direct link to Other features")

- [Configurable backups](/docs/cloud/manage/backups/configurable-backups) to configure custom backup policies like frequency, retention, and schedule are now Generally Available.

## June 13, 2024[​](#june-13-2024 "Direct link to June 13, 2024")

### Configurable offsets for Kafka ClickPipes Connector (Beta)[​](#configurable-offsets-for-kafka-clickpipes-connector-beta "Direct link to Configurable offsets for Kafka ClickPipes Connector (Beta)")

Until recently, whenever you set up a new [Kafka Connector for ClickPipes](/docs/integrations/clickpipes/kafka), it always consumed data from the beginning of the Kafka topic. In this situation, it may not be flexible enough to fit specific use cases when you need to reprocess historical data, monitor new incoming data, or resume from a precise point.

ClickPipes for Kafka has added a new feature that enhances the flexibility and control over data consumption from Kafka topics. You can now configure the offset from which data is consumed.

The following options are available:

- From the beginning: Start consuming data from the very beginning of the Kafka topic. This option is ideal if you need to reprocess all historical data.
- From latest: Begin consuming data from the most recent offset. This is useful if you are only interested in new messages.
- From a timestamp: Start consuming data from messages that were produced at or after a specific timestamp. This feature allows for more precise control, enabling you to resume processing from an exact point in time.

### Enroll services to the Fast release channel[​](#enroll-services-to-the-fast-release-channel "Direct link to Enroll services to the Fast release channel")

The Fast release channel allows your services to receive updates ahead of the release schedule. Previously, this feature required assistance from the support team to enable. Now, you can use the ClickHouse Cloud console to enable this feature for your services directly. Simply navigate to **Settings**, and click **Enroll in fast releases**. Your service will now receive updates as soon as they are available.

### Terraform support for horizontal scaling[​](#terraform-support-for-horizontal-scaling "Direct link to Terraform support for horizontal scaling")

ClickHouse Cloud supports [horizontal scaling](/docs/manage/scaling#how-scaling-works-in-clickhouse-cloud), or the ability to add additional replicas of the same size to your services. Horizontal scaling improves performance and parallelization to support concurrent queries. Previously, adding more replicas required either using the ClickHouse Cloud console or the API. You can now use Terraform to add or remove replicas from your service, allowing you to programmatically scale your ClickHouse services as needed.

Please see the [ClickHouse Terraform provider](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/ClickHouse/clickhouse/latest/docs) for more information.

## May 30, 2024[​](#may-30-2024 "Direct link to May 30, 2024")

### Share queries with your teammates[​](#share-queries-with-your-teammates "Direct link to Share queries with your teammates")

When you write a SQL query, there's a good chance that other people on your team would also find that query useful. Previously, you'd have to send a query over Slack or email and there would be no way for a teammate to automatically receive updates for that query if you edit it.

We're happy to announce that you can now easily share queries via the ClickHouse Cloud console. From the query editor, you can share a query directly with your entire team or a specific team member. You can also specify whether they have read or write only access. Click on the **Share** button in the query editor to try out the new shared queries feature.

### ClickHouse Cloud for Microsoft Azure is now in beta[​](#clickhouse-cloud-for-microsoft-azure-is-now-in-beta "Direct link to ClickHouse Cloud for Microsoft Azure is now in beta")

We've finally launched the ability to create ClickHouse Cloud services on Microsoft Azure. We already have many customers using ClickHouse Cloud on Azure in production as part of our Private Preview program. Now, anyone can create their own service on Azure. All of your favorite ClickHouse features that are supported on AWS and GCP will also work on Azure.

We expect to have ClickHouse Cloud for Azure ready for General Availability in the next few weeks. [Read this blog post](https://clickhouse.com/blog/clickhouse-cloud-is-now-on-azure-in-public-beta) to learn more, or create your new service using Azure via the ClickHouse Cloud console.

Note: **Development** services for Azure are not supported at this time.

### Set up Private Link via the Cloud console[​](#set-up-private-link-via-the-cloud-console "Direct link to Set up Private Link via the Cloud console")

Our Private Link feature allows you to connect your ClickHouse Cloud services with internal services in your cloud provider account without having to direct traffic to the public internet, saving costs and enhancing security. Previously, this was difficult to set up and required using the ClickHouse Cloud API.

You can now configure private endpoints in just a few clicks directly from the ClickHouse Cloud console. Simply go to your service's **Settings**, go to the **Security** section and click **Set up private endpoint**.

## May 17, 2024[​](#may-17-2024 "Direct link to May 17, 2024")

### Ingest data from Amazon Kinesis using ClickPipes (beta)[​](#ingest-data-from-amazon-kinesis-using-clickpipes-beta "Direct link to Ingest data from Amazon Kinesis using ClickPipes (beta)")

ClickPipes is an exclusive service provided by ClickHouse Cloud to ingest data without code. Amazon Kinesis is AWS's fully managed streaming service to ingest and store data streams for processing. We are thrilled to launch the ClickPipes beta for Amazon Kinesis, one of our most requested integrations. We're looking to add more integrations to ClickPipes, so please let us know which data source you'd like us to support. Read more about this feature [here](https://clickhouse.com/blog/clickpipes-amazon-kinesis).

You can try the new Amazon Kinesis integration for ClickPipes in the cloud console:

### Configurable backups (private preview)[​](#configurable-backups-private-preview "Direct link to Configurable backups (private preview)")

Backups are important for every database (no matter how reliable), and we've taken backups very seriously since day 1 of ClickHouse Cloud. This week, we launched Configurable Backups, which allows for much more flexibility for your service's backups. You can now control start time, retention, and frequency. This feature is available for **Production** and **Dedicated** services and is not available for **Development** services. As this feature is in private preview, please contact [[email protected]](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5b282e2b2b34292f1b383732383033342e283e75383436) to enable this for your service. Read more about configurable backups [here](https://clickhouse.com/blog/configurable-backups-in-clickhouse-cloud).

### Create APIs from your SQL queries (Beta)[​](#create-apis-from-your-sql-queries-beta "Direct link to Create APIs from your SQL queries (Beta)")

When you write a SQL query for ClickHouse, you still need to connect to ClickHouse via a driver to expose your query to your application. Now with our now **Query Endpoints** feature, you can execute SQL queries directly from an API without any configuration. You can specify the query endpoints to return JSON, CSV, or TSVs. Click the "Share" button in the cloud console to try this new feature with your queries. Read more about Query Endpoints [here](https://clickhouse.com/blog/automatic-query-endpoints).

### Official ClickHouse Certification is now available[​](#official-clickhouse-certification-is-now-available "Direct link to Official ClickHouse Certification is now available")