Guide
Guide
Guide
Everything you need to build, run, and operate Tabsdata pipelines — from your first publisher to production-grade security and observability.
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Installation
Install Tabsdata on your machine or server.
Core concepts
Projects, groups, collections, tables, and functions.
Functions
Register, update, and run publishers, transformers, and subscribers.
Publishers
Read data from external systems into Tabsdata tables.
Transformers
Transform data with Python and the TableFrame API.
Subscribers
Write data from tables to external destinations.
TableFrame API
Master data transformations with lazy evaluation.
Advanced features
Kafka streaming
Stream data from Kafka topics in real-time.
Data quality
Validate data and route invalid rows to quarantine tables.
Catalogs
Sync metadata to AWS Glue and Databricks Unity Catalog.
AI agent
Interact with Tabsdata using natural language.
Custom plugins
Connect to systems without native support.
Security
Configure HTTPS and SSL/TLS for secure communication.
Operations
CLI reference
Complete command reference for tdk and tdkserver.
User interface
Manage functions, tables, and executions via the web UI.
Secrets
Store credentials securely with environment variables or Vault.
Permissions
Manage user roles and access control.
Troubleshooting
Common issues and how to resolve them.
Connectors
20+ supported data sources and destinations.