javax.jdo.option.ConnectionURL jdbc:derby://{file_location}/metastore_db;create=true JDBC connect string for a JDBC metastore javax.jdo.option.ConnectionDriverName org.apache.derby.jdbc.EmbeddedDriver Driver class name for a JDBC metastore hive.metastore.warehouse.dir file://${user.dir}/../build/ql/test/data/warehouse Data goes in here on your local filesystem.