Guides
Attaching to a Database
You can [attach to a database file](#docs:guides:network_cloud_storage:duckdb_over_https_or_s3) in read-only mode:  
```sql
LOAD httpfs;
ATTACH 'gs://⟨gcs_bucket⟩/⟨file.duckdb⟩' AS ⟨duckdb_database⟩ (READ_ONLY);
```  
> Databases in Google Cloud Storage can only be attached in read-only mode.