# Adding a database connection to a project

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Database connections require an Enterprise license.

Your external database must allow connections from the following Fabricate IP addresses:

* US instance (<https://fabricate.tonic.ai/>)
  * 184.72.239.148
  * 3.231.122.192
* EU instance (<http://eu.fabricate.tonic.ai/>)
  * 3.67.149.135
  * 3.69.97.191
    {% endhint %}

## **Supported database platforms**

Database connections can connect to the following databases:

* Databricks
* MySQL
* Oracle
* PostgreSQL
* Snowflake
* SQL Server

## **Defining the connection**

To add a database connection to a project:

1. In the navigation panel, click **Connect external database**.

<figure><img src="/files/WAYZyWbvOy2T3JkPbqSY" alt=""><figcaption><p>Option to connect to an external database</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/yvbF7szEnkBhiDHSATHD" alt=""><figcaption><p>Connect live database panel to make the database connection</p></figcaption></figure>

2. From the **Server Connection** dropdown list, select the [server connection](/fabricate/workspaces/workspace-server-connections.md) where the database is located.\
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   You can optionally add a new server connection or edit the selected server connection.\
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   New server connections are added to the available server connections for the workspace.\
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   Note that any edits to the selected server connection apply to all of the locations where the server connection is used.
3. In the **Database Name** field, provide the name of the database.
4. To test the connection to the database, click **Test Connection**.
5. To save the database connection, click **Connect database**.

Fabricate automatically names the database connection based on the database name.

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