IBM Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL connection

To access your data in IBM Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL, create a connection asset for it.

IBM Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL is an open source object-relational database that is highly customizable. It’s a feature-rich enterprise database with JSON support.

Create a connection to IBM Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL

To create the connection asset, you need these connection details:

  • Database name
  • Hostname or IP address of the database
  • Port number
  • Username and password
  • SSL certificate (if required by the database server)

For Credentials and Certificates, you can use secrets if a vault is configured for the platform and the service supports vaults. For information, see Using secrets from vaults in connections.

Choose the method for creating a connection based on where you are in the platform

In a project
Click Assets > New asset > Prepare data > Connect to a data source. See Adding a connection to a project.
In a catalog
Click Add to catalog > Connection. See Adding a connection asset to a catalog.
In a deployment space
Click Import assets > Data access > Connection. See Adding data assets to a deployment space.
In the Platform assets catalog
Click New connection. See Adding platform connections.

Next step: Add data assets from the connection

Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) compliance

This connection is FIPS-compliant and can be used on a FIPS-enabled cluster.

IBM Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL setup

IBM Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL setup

Restriction

For SPSS Modeler, you can use this connection only to import data. You cannot export data to this connection or to an IBM Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL connected data asset.

Running SQL statements

To ensure that your SQL statements run correctly, refer to the IBM Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL documentation for the correct syntax.

Learn more

IBM Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL documentation

Parent topic: Supported connections