CREATE DATABASE FROM a remote DuckDB file in cloud storage

UpdateAug 14, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

CREATE DATABASE ... FROM now accepts a remote DuckDB database file in cloud storage, for example an s3:// path.

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