Quickstart Overview

Get started with AnomalyArmor in under 15 minutes

This guide walks you through setting up AnomalyArmor from scratch. By the end, you’ll have a fully functional data observability setup with your first database connected and alerts configured.

What You’ll Accomplish

By completing this quickstart, you will:

1. Connect your first database: Add credentials and verify connectivity
2. Discover your data assets: Scan your database to catalog tables and views
3. Set up your first alert: Get notified when something changes
4. Create your first metric: Track data quality with anomaly detection

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:

An AnomalyArmor account

If you don’t have an account yet, sign up here. You’ll get a free trial to explore all features.

Database access

You’ll need access to one of our supported databases:

• PostgreSQL (version 12+)
• Databricks (with Unity Catalog)
• ClickHouse (any recent version)

Read-only credentials

We recommend creating a dedicated read-only user for AnomalyArmor. You’ll need:

• Hostname or IP address
• Port number
• Database name
• Username and password

See Security Best Practices for creating a secure read-only user.

Network access

AnomalyArmor needs to reach your database. This means either:

• Your database is publicly accessible (with IP allowlisting)
• You’ve configured VPC peering (Enterprise)
• You’re using a cloud database with proper security group rules

Time Estimate

Step	Description	Time
1	Connect database	~5 minutes
2	Run discovery	~3 minutes
3	Set up alert	~5 minutes
4	Create metric	~5 minutes
Total		~18 minutes

Most users complete the quickstart in under 20 minutes. If you get stuck, check the troubleshooting section at the bottom of each page.

Before You Start

Gather Your Connection Details

Have these ready before starting:

PostgreSQL

Field	Value
Host	your-db.abc123.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com
Port	5432
Database	production
Username	anomalyarmor_reader
Password	(your secure password)

Databricks

Field	Value
Workspace URL	https://your-workspace.cloud.databricks.com
HTTP Path	/sql/1.0/warehouses/abc123
Catalog	main
Access Token	dapi...

ClickHouse

Field	Value
Host	your-cluster.clickhouse.cloud
Port	8443
Database	default
Username	anomalyarmor
Password	(your secure password)

Allowlist AnomalyArmor IPs

If your database has IP restrictions, add our IPs to your allowlist:

• 34.xxx.xxx.xxx/32
• 34.xxx.xxx.xxx/32

View the current IP list in your AnomalyArmor dashboard under Settings → Security.

Let’s Get Started

Step 1: Connect

Add your database connection

Step 2: Discover

Scan and catalog your assets

Step 3: Alert

Configure notifications

Step 4: Metric

Track data quality

Need Help?

Connection Issues

Troubleshoot database connectivity

Contact Support

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