docs/en/integrations/firebird/source.md
Firebird is a relational database management system offering many ANSI SQL standard features that runs on Linux, Windows, and a variety of Unix platforms. It is known for its small footprint, powerful features, and easy maintenance.
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This source uses standard authentication. You will need to create a Firebird user to login to the database with.
kind: source
name: my_firebird_db
type: firebird
host: "localhost"
port: 3050
database: "/path/to/your/database.fdb"
user: ${FIREBIRD_USER}
password: ${FIREBIRD_PASS}
{{< notice tip >}} Use environment variable replacement with the format ${ENV_NAME} instead of hardcoding your secrets into the configuration file. {{< /notice >}}
| field | type | required | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | string | true | Must be "firebird". |
| host | string | true | IP address to connect to (e.g. "127.0.0.1") |
| port | string | true | Port to connect to (e.g. "3050") |
| database | string | true | Path to the Firebird database file (e.g. "/var/lib/firebird/data/test.fdb"). |
| user | string | true | Name of the Firebird user to connect as (e.g. "SYSDBA"). |
| password | string | true | Password of the Firebird user (e.g. "masterkey"). |