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deployment credential considerations rill skip to main content developers guide reference project files time syntax rill iso 8601 url parameters cli rest api contact us blog github search get started install rill developer agentic quickstart quickstart why rill build your first project connectors models metrics views dashboards custom apis alerts project configuration ai configuration organize your code files external ide integration debugging in rill developer deploy rill cloud vs rill developer configure deployment credentials deploy dashboards managing project errors embed iframe postmessage api tutorials other release notes home deploy configure deployment credentials on this page deployment credential considerations development and production setup we recommend reviewing the development production setup documentation before deploying your project to rill cloud to ensure that your local development and production environments have been separated this will ensure that your shared dashboard will be decoupled from your local rill developer environment and you can further develop your dashboards locally without worrying about data availability when deploying a project credentials that have been defined in your env file will be automatically passed into your rill cloud project however for remote sources that are dynamically retrieving your credentials via the cli such as s3 and gcs you will need to ensure that these are defined in the env file local credentials are used by rill developer to connect to sources from your local machine while deployment credentials are what is used by rill cloud for production workloads there are a few ways to set up credentials in rill developer however you will need to ensure that they are set up in your env file for a seamless experience if you have defined your connector s credentials in your env file these will be deployed along with your project you should see the credentials in your project s settings page service accounts separating development and production credentials as a general best practice it is strongly recommended to use service accounts and dedicated service credentials for projects deployed to rill cloud especially when used in a production capacity this is covered in more detail in our development production setup documentation service accounts are non human user accounts that provide an identity for processes or services running on a server to interact with external resources such as databases apis and cloud services unlike personal user accounts service accounts are intended for use by software applications or automated tools and do not require interactive login in the context of rill service accounts are credentials that should be used for projects deployed to rill cloud why are service accounts important using service accounts for production workflows and pipelines is a general best practice for several reasons improved security posture service accounts are specialized accounts used specifically by applications as opposed to human users to interact with data sources and other services they help in implementing the principle of least privilege by restricting permissions to only what is necessary for the application to function this minimizes the potential damage when an account or set of credentials are compromised auditing and monitoring using service accounts makes it easier to audit and monitor access and activities since these accounts are used exclusively by applications in this case rill any data access or actions performed can be traced back to the specific application simplifying the process of identifying unusual or unauthorized activities credential management service accounts facilitate better management of credentials for instance when humans manage and share credentials there s a higher risk of credentials being leaked or mishandled service accounts can be managed programmatically reducing human error and improving security through automated rotations and stricter access controls scalability and automation as organizations grow and deploy more applications the use of service accounts allows for scalable and automated access management it s easier to programmatically control access for multiple service accounts across different environments and services fitting well into infrastructure as code iac practices similarly this ensures deployed projects on rill cloud don t share credentials with other applications compliance and governance for regulatory compliance using service accounts helps enforce data governance policies by ensuring that access is granted according to the defined roles and responsibilities of the application it also aids in ensuring that data handling complies with policies and regulations since access patterns and permissions are clearly defined and can be audited reliability applications using service accounts are less likely to experience downtime due to credential changes unlike user accounts which may have passwords that expire or change frequently service accounts can be configured with long lived credentials or managed identity solutions that automatically handle authentication reducing the risk of disruptions similarly service accounts are not tied to the lifecycle of employee accounts which help ensure that automated processes aren t potentially disrupted by personnel changes such as offboarding an employee service account best practices secure storage of credentials store service account credentials securely using encrypted storage solutions and access controls to prevent unauthorized access regular rotation of credentials regularly update service account passwords and keys to reduce the risk of compromise minimum necessary permissions grant only the permissions necessary for the specific tasks the service account needs to perform and review permissions regularly to adapt to changes in application functionality monitoring and logging depending on your organization s security needs you can also consider implementing monitoring and logging of all access and actions taken by service accounts to detect and respond to anomalous activities promptly be careful of overriding local credentials and or pushing the wrong credentials to rill cloud when using service accounts it is very likely that different or even personal credentials are being used in local development i e rill developer therefore it is worth double checking that the correct credentials are being used or set before syncing credentials between your local instance of rill developer and rill cloud using the rill env push and rill env pull commands respectively previous rill cloud vs rill developer next deploy dashboards service accounts why are service accounts important service account best practices 2026 rill data inc privacy policy terms of service community policy contributing