Find your connection details

Locate hostname, port, username, password, and database name to connect to Tiger Cloud, self-hosted TimescaleDB, or MST services.

To connect to , , or , you need at least the following:

• Hostname
• Port
• Username
• Password
• Database name

Find the connection details based on your deployment type:

Connect to your service

Retrieve the connection details for your :

• In <service name>-credentials.txt:

  All connection details are supplied in the configuration file you download when you create a new .

• In :

  Open the Services page and select your . The connection details, except the password, are available in Service info > Connection info > More details. If necessary, click Forgot your password? to get a new one.

  

Find your project and service ID

To retrieve the connection details for your and :

1. Retrieve your ID:

   In , click your name in the upper left corner, then click Copy next to the ID.

2. Retrieve your ID:

   Click the dots next to the , then click Copy next to the ID.

Create client credentials

You use client credentials to obtain access tokens outside of the user context.

To retrieve the connection details for your for programmatic usage such as Terraform or the REST API:

1. Open the settings for your :

   In , click your name in the upper left corner, then click Project settings.

2. Create client credentials:

   1. Click Create credentials, then copy Public key and Secret key locally.

      

      This is the only time you see the Secret key. After this, only the Public key is visible in this page.

   2. Click Done.