How to Connect to Your Database?
Guide to finding connection details in the panel and connecting securely from your application.
Beginner3 minUpdated:5 October 2026
In brief
- Get credentials from the Database card on the service detail page.
- Pass these details to your application as environment variables.
- Keep the connection pool small to avoid hitting the connection limit.
- Back up your data to your own environment regularly.
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Databases guides
When you order a database plan, the Database card in your panel displays the host, port, database name, username and password. You must use these details for your application to connect.
bash
DB_HOST=db.clodo.net
DB_PORT=3306
DB_NAME=my_database
DB_USER=my_user
DB_PASSWORD=your-panel-passwordNode.js Connection Example#
javascript
import mysql from "mysql2/promise";
const pool = mysql.createPool({
host: process.env.DB_HOST,
port: Number(process.env.DB_PORT),
user: process.env.DB_USER,
password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
database: process.env.DB_NAME,
connectionLimit: 5,
});Database Backups#
Automatic backups are not included in the plans. You need to take a regular copy of your database yourself: export it with mysqldump or pg_dump and keep it safely in your own environment.
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