Find your connection details

You connect to Tiger Cloud or self-hosted TimescaleDB using your connection details. Learn where to find them

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

• Hostname
• Port
• Username
• Password
• Database name

Find the connection details based on your deployment type:

Tiger Cloud

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 project and :

Self-hosted TimescaleDB

Find the connection details in the configuration file or by asking your database administrator. The postgres superuser, created during installation, has all the permissions required to run procedures in this documentation. However, it is recommended to create other users and assign permissions on the need-only basis.

Managed Service for TimescaleDB

In the Services page of the , click the service you want to connect to. You see the connection details: