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Cloud-hosted elastic RethinkDB

Last updated June 28, 2022

RethinkDB Cloud provides a hosted RethinkDB database instance. It is fully managed and elastic, i.e., you can add or remove storage instantly and without the loss of data.

RethinkDB is a schema-less document database, similar to MongoDB. In addition, it allows you to subscribe to queries, a powerful realtime feature that is perfect for reactive applications.

Provision the add-on

Start by installing the add-on:

$ heroku addons:create rethinkdb

Once the add-on has been added you’ll notice new variables in heroku config:

$ heroku config
...
RETHINKDB_HOST:           bf1036d9-c2ba-4ae3-ad58-8d14a50117b3.rdb.lf.memcachier.com
RETHINKDB_NAME:           bf1036d9-c2ba-4ae3-ad58-8d14a50117b3
RETHINKDB_PASSWORD:       078c1d4cd2dec203d2db05f788fe5d3a09393bb9
RETHINKDB_PORT:           28015
RETHINKDB_USERNAME:       bf1036d9-c2ba-4ae3-ad58-8d14a50117b3
...

These variables are required when configuring your client to connect to your RethinkDB instance.

Node.js

Install the driver with npm:

$ npm install rethinkdb

You can use the drivers from Node.js like this:

r = require('rethinkdb')
r.connect(
  {
    host: process.env.RETHINKDB_HOST || "localhost",
    port: process.env.RETHINKDB_PORT || 28015,
    username: process.env.RETHINKDB_USERNAME || "admin",
    password: process.env.RETHINKDB_PASSWORD || "",
    db: process.env.RETHINKDB_NAME || "test",
  },
  function (err, conn) {
    if (err) throw err;
    r.tableCreate("tv_shows").run(conn, function (err, res) {
      if (err) throw err;
      console.log(res);
      r.table("tv_shows")
        .insert({ name: "Star Trek TNG" })
        .run(conn, function (err, res) {
          if (err) throw err;
          console.log(res);
        });
    });
  }
);

Python

Install the driver with pip:

$ pip install rethinkdb

You can use the drivers from Python like this:

from rethinkdb import r
r.connect(host=os.getenv('RETHINKDB_HOST', 'localhost'),
          port=os.getenv('RETHINKDB_PORT', 28015),
          user=os.getenv('RETHINKDB_USERNAME', 'admin'),
          password=os.getenv('RETHINKDB_PASSWORD', ''),
          db=os.getenv('RETHINKDB_NAME', 'test')).repl()
r.table_create('tv_shows').run()
r.table('tv_shows').insert({ 'name': 'Star Trek TNG' }).run()

Ruby

Install the driver with gem:

$ gem install rethinkdb

You can use the drivers from Ruby like this:

require 'rubygems'
require 'rethinkdb'
include RethinkDB::Shortcuts
r.connect(:host => ENV['RETHINKDB_HOST'] || 'localhost',
          :port => ENV['RETHINKDB_PORT'] || 28015,
          :user => ENV['RETHINKDB_USERNAME'] || 'admin',
          :password => ENV['RETHINKDB_PASSWORD'] || '',
          :db => ENV['RETHINKDB_NAME'] || 'test', ).repl
r.table_create('tv_shows').run
r.table('tv_shows').insert({ 'name'=>'Star Trek TNG' }).run

Java

Installation

Maven

If you’re using Maven, add this to your pom.xml file:

<dependencies>
  <dependency>
    <groupId>com.rethinkdb</groupId>
    <artifactId>rethinkdb-driver</artifactId>
    <version>2.4.1</version>
  </dependency>
</dependencies>

Gradle

If you’re using Gradle, modify your build.gradle file:

dependencies {
    compile group: 'com.rethinkdb', name: 'rethinkdb-driver', version: '2.4.1'
}

Ant

If you’re using Ant, add the following to your build.xml:

<artifact:dependencies pathId="dependency.classpath">
  <dependency groupId="com.rethinkdb" artifactId="rethinkdb-driver" version="2.4.1" />
</artifact:dependencies>

SBT

If you’re using SBT, add the following to your build.sbt:

libraryDependencies += "com.rethinkdb" % "rethinkdb-driver" % "2.4.1"

Usage

You can use the drivers from Java like this:

import com.rethinkdb.RethinkDB;
import com.rethinkdb.gen.exc.ReqlError;
import com.rethinkdb.gen.exc.ReqlQueryLogicError;
import com.rethinkdb.model.MapObject;
import com.rethinkdb.net.Connection;

public static final RethinkDB r = RethinkDB.r;

Map<String,String> envs = System.getenv();

Connection conn = r.connection()
    .hostname(envs.getOrDefault("RETHINKDB_HOST","localhost"))
    .port(Integer.parseInt(envs.getOrDefault("RETHINKDB_PORT","28015")))
    .user(envs.getOrDefault("RETHINKDB_USERNAME","admin"), envs.getOrDefault("RETHINKDB_PASSWORD",""))
    .dbname(envs.getOrDefault("RETHINKDB_NAME","test"))
    .connect();

r.tableCreate("tv_shows").run(conn);
r.table("tv_shows").insert(r.hashMap("name", "Star Trek TNG")).run(conn);

Other languages

Find drivers and documentation for other languages on the official RethinkDB page.

Changing plans

You may change your RethinkDB Cloud plan using the Heroku CLI or Dashboard.

Removing the add-on

RethinkDB Cloud can be removed via CLI:

$ heroku addons:destroy rethinkdb --confirm [your-app-name]

Support

Submit any support queries to support@mostlytyped.com.