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# StarRocks

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Below is an example of using [StarRocks ↗](https://docs.starrocks.io/docs/data%5Fsource/catalog/iceberg/iceberg%5Fcatalog/#rest) to connect, query, modify data from R2 Data Catalog (read-write).

## Prerequisites

* Sign up for a [Cloudflare account ↗](https://dash.cloudflare.com/sign-up/workers-and-pages).
* [Create an R2 bucket](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/r2/buckets/create-buckets/) and [enable the data catalog](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/r2-data-catalog/manage-catalogs/#enable-r2-data-catalog-on-a-bucket).
* [Create an R2 API token](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/r2/api/tokens/) with both [R2 and data catalog permissions](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/r2/api/tokens/#permissions).
* A running [StarRocks ↗](https://www.starrocks.io/) frontend instance. You can use the [all-in-one ↗](https://docs.starrocks.io/docs/quick%5Fstart/shared-nothing/#launch-starrocks) docker setup.

## Example usage

In your running StarRocks instance, run these commands:

```sql
-- Create an Iceberg catalog named `r2` and set it as the current catalog

CREATE EXTERNAL CATALOG r2
PROPERTIES
(
    "type" = "iceberg",
    "iceberg.catalog.type" = "rest",
    "iceberg.catalog.uri" = "<r2_catalog_uri>",
    "iceberg.catalog.security" = "oauth2",
    "iceberg.catalog.oauth2.token" = "<r2_api_token>",
    "iceberg.catalog.warehouse" = "<r2_warehouse_name>"
);

SET CATALOG r2;

-- Create a database and display all databases in newly connected catalog

CREATE DATABASE testdb;

SHOW DATABASES FROM r2;

+--------------------+
| Database           |
+--------------------+
| information_schema |
| testdb             |
+--------------------+
2 rows in set (0.66 sec)
```

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