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title: "Connecting to MariaDB"
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# Connecting to MariaDB

> <IUCard title="Connecting to MariaDB" link="https://inductiveuniversity.com/videos/connecting-to-mariadb/8.1" />

1. On the Gateway Webpage, go to the **Config** section.

2. Scroll down to **Databases** > **Connections**.

    ![](mariadb-Databases-Connections.png)

3. Click on **Create new Database Connection...**

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4. Select the **MariaDB** driver and click **Next**.

5. On the New Database Connection page, enter the following information:

    * Name: **MariaDB** (or use a meaningful name for this connection)
    
    * Connect URL: **jdbc:mariadb://localhost:3306/myDB**

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    Where **localhost** is the IP address or hostname of the machine with MariaDB installed, for example: localhost, 192.168.1.1, db-server, etc.
    
    **myDB** specifies the name of the database in MariaDB you want Ignition to connect to. If you're uncertain which database to connect to, speak with your local database administrator. 

6. To configure the connection, Ignition needs credentials to connect to MariaDB. The **Username** and **Password** fields are where you provide credentials for a user that Ignition will use to authenticate against the database. The user should be able to do the following:
    1. Create and drop tables within the schema
    2. Alter tables within the schema
    3. Insert, update, select, and delete rows from tables in the schema
    4. Create, alter, and execute stored procedures within the schema

7. After entering a username and password, click on **Create New Database Connection** at the bottom of the form. Your connection is now created and the Database Connections page is displayed showing the **Status** of your connection as **Valid**.