> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cube.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Hive / SparkSQL

> The driver for Hive / SparkSQL is community-supported and is not maintained by Cube or the database vendor.

<Warning>
  The driver for Hive / SparkSQL is community-supported and is not maintained by Cube or the database vendor.
</Warning>

## Prerequisites

* The hostname for the [Hive][hive] database server
* The username/password for the [Hive][hive] database server

## Setup

### Manual

Add the following to a `.env` file in your Cube project:

```dotenv theme={"dark"}
CUBEJS_DB_TYPE=hive
CUBEJS_DB_HOST=my.hive.host
CUBEJS_DB_NAME=my_hive_database
CUBEJS_DB_USER=hive_user
CUBEJS_DB_PASS=**********
```

## Environment Variables

| Environment Variable                                                                                    | Description                                                                        | Possible Values           | Required |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | :------: |
| [`CUBEJS_DB_HOST`](/reference/configuration/environment-variables#cubejs_db_host)                       | The host URL for a database                                                        | A valid database host URL |     ✅    |
| [`CUBEJS_DB_PORT`](/reference/configuration/environment-variables#cubejs_db_port)                       | The port for the database connection                                               | A valid port number       |     ❌    |
| [`CUBEJS_DB_NAME`](/reference/configuration/environment-variables#cubejs_db_name)                       | The name of the database to connect to                                             | A valid database name     |     ✅    |
| [`CUBEJS_DB_USER`](/reference/configuration/environment-variables#cubejs_db_user)                       | The username used to connect to the database                                       | A valid database username |     ✅    |
| [`CUBEJS_DB_PASS`](/reference/configuration/environment-variables#cubejs_db_pass)                       | The password used to connect to the database                                       | A valid database password |     ✅    |
| [`CUBEJS_DB_HIVE_TYPE`](/reference/configuration/environment-variables#cubejs_db_hive_type)             |                                                                                    |                           |     ❌    |
| [`CUBEJS_DB_HIVE_VER`](/reference/configuration/environment-variables#cubejs_db_hive_ver)               |                                                                                    |                           |     ❌    |
| [`CUBEJS_DB_HIVE_THRIFT_VER`](/reference/configuration/environment-variables#cubejs_db_hive_thrift_ver) |                                                                                    |                           |     ❌    |
| [`CUBEJS_DB_HIVE_CDH_VER`](/reference/configuration/environment-variables#cubejs_db_hive_cdh_ver)       |                                                                                    |                           |     ❌    |
| [`CUBEJS_DB_MAX_POOL`](/reference/configuration/environment-variables#cubejs_db_max_pool)               | The maximum number of concurrent database connections to pool. Default is `8`      | A valid number            |     ❌    |
| [`CUBEJS_CONCURRENCY`](/reference/configuration/environment-variables#cubejs_concurrency)               | The number of [concurrent queries][ref-data-source-concurrency] to the data source | A valid number            |     ❌    |

[ref-data-source-concurrency]: /admin/connect-to-data/concurrency#data-source-concurrency

[hive]: https://hive.apache.org/