Find out more about SSH Tunnels, in general, here.
To connect to your database via an SSH tunnel, you will need to provide these credentials in the “Security” section of the connection flow:
SSH Server Hostname
SSH Server Port
SSH Username
SSH Key
External Private Key
or Explo Private Key
. See the section below for more information about which to use.(optionally) SSH Local Bind Port
Our recommendation between the two options is to use Explo’s Private Key.
Explo Private Key:
explo
). This would set up the connection such that you would not need to exchange any private keys.External Private Key:
Check your SSH box’s sshd config (it’s normally located in
/etc/ssh/sshd_config
). We recommend setting MaxSessions
and MaxStartups
to 100.
explo
, for instance) on that host with password login disabled and with an authorized_keys
file that contains Explo’s public key. This key can be found when adding a data source with an SSH tunnel in Explo.Please reach out to the Explo team at [email protected] if you have any questions.