Database Connections
Explains database connection concept in Slashbase app context.
A Database connection in Slashbase has details of connections that can be used to connect to the given database. A database connection when connecting can make a direct connection to the database or can use an SSH tunnel to connect to the database in the given VPC.
Concept
A database connection can have:
- Nickname
- Host
- Port
- Database
- Username
- Password
- Use SSH or None
- SSH Host (optional)
- SSH username (optional)
- SSH password (optional)
- SSH key (optional)
- One of the two below login types:
- Root login
- Uses the username/password above provided at the time of adding to connect to the database for everyone in the team (and does not follow team member wise permissions)
- Role logins
- Uses the username/password above provided at the time of adding to create 3 new roles admin, developer, and analysts and uses these logins to login for team members based on the permission they have, and does not use root login to make a connection to the database. The 3 roles are deleted at the time of deleting the database connection.
Adding a database connection
To add a new database connection in Slashbase:
- 1.You need to make sure, you have admin role in the project you are adding.
- 2.Go to the project page you want to add the connection in.
- 3.Click on
Add New DB Connectionbutton. - 4.Fill the details required to make connection to the database.
- 5.Click on
Addbutton.
Deleting a database connection
To delete a database connection:
- 1.You need to make sure, you have admin role in the project you are adding.
- 2.Go to the project page you want to delete the connection from.
- 3.Click on the three dots menu on the database connection you want to delete.
- 4.Click on
Delete DBbutton.
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