Set Up an AWS RDS MySQL Connection

Set up the AWS RDS MySQL connection to start the flow of data into Data 360.

User Permissions Needed
To create a connection:	System Admin profile or Data Cloud Architect permission set

Before you begin:

Verify your admin has enabled firewalls on the system you want Data 360 to connect to by including these IP addresses to your allowlists.

In Data Cloud, click Setup, and select Data Cloud Setup.
Under Configuration, select Connectors.
Click New.
On the Source tab, select AWS RDS MySQL and click Next.
Enter a connection name, connection API name, and provide the authentication and connection details.
For Username, enter the username configured to access your database.
For Password, enter the password to authenticate the user.
Enter a Connection URL that uses the following format, and provide the hostname and port.

Provide the URL in this format: {section1}.{section2}.{section3}.rds.amazonaws.com[:port]
1. Section 1 is 1–63 lowercase letters (a–z), numbers (0–9), or hyphens (-).
2. Section 2 is 1–20 characters, including lowercase (a–z) or uppercase letters (A–Z), numbers (0–9), underscores (_), or hyphens (-).
3. Section 3 is 1–100 characters, including lowercase (a–z) or uppercase letters (A–Z), numbers (0–9), underscores (_), or hyphens (-).
4. The port is optional. If included, the port is 4–5 numbers and prefixed with a colon (:).
For Database, enter the AWS RDS MySQL database that the user’s credentials are authorized to authenticate to.
To review your configuration, click Test Connection.
Click Save.

After the connector details are accepted, the connection is created and listed under Connectors.

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