---
title: "Configure incoming connections of a Public Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL service"
description: "Find out how to configure your PostgreSQL instance to accept incoming connections"
url: https://docs.ovhcloud.com/es/guides/public-cloud/databases/postgresql-prepare-for-incoming-connections
lang: es
lastUpdated: 2022-04-04
---
# Configure incoming connections of a Public Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL service

## Objective

Public Cloud Databases allow you to focus on building and deploying cloud applications while OVHcloud takes care of the database infrastructure and maintenance in operational conditions.

**This guide explains how to configure your PostgreSQL instance to accept incoming connections.**

## Requirements

- A [Public Cloud project](https://www.ovhcloud.com/es-es/public-cloud/) in your OVHcloud account
- A PostgreSQL database running on your OVHcloud Public Cloud Databases ([this guide](/es/guides/public-cloud/databases/getting-started.md) can help you to meet this requirement)


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### OVHcloud Control Panel Access

- **Direct link:** <ManagerLink to="/#/pci/projects">Public Cloud Projects</ManagerLink>
- **Navigation path:** <code className="action">Public Cloud</code> > Select your project

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## Instructions

### Configure your PostgreSQL instance to accept incoming connections

Before making a connection, we need to verify that our PostgreSQL instance is correctly configured.

Click on `Databases
` in the left-hand navigation bar and select your PostgreSQL instance.
#### Step 1: Verify your user roles and password

Select the `Users
` tab. Verify that you have a user with sufficient rights and a configured password. If you don't remember the user's password, you can either create a new user or regenerate the password of an existing user. Be careful! By doing so you will need to update all the places where you already use this user/password pair.
This first user **avnadmin** comes with the following privileges:

```console
  LOGIN
  NOSUPERUSER
  INHERIT
  CREATEDB
  CREATEROLE
  REPLICATION
```

We rely on official PostgreSQL roles and privileges. You can manage them yourself via CLI or code.
So far, **user grants and privileges management are not supported via the OVHcloud Control Panel or the OVHcloud API**.

Please read the [official PostgreSQL documentation](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/database-roles.html) to select the right roles for your use case.

To simply reset the **avnadmin**
 password, click on the `...
` on the right of user, then on `Reset the password
`.
![User Enabled](/images/public-cloud/databases/postgresql-07-prepare-for-incoming-connections/postgresql_07_prepare_for_incoming_connections-20220408122659546.png)
To create a new user, click on `Add User
`, fill the form, then click on the `Create User
`
![Create User](/images/public-cloud/databases/postgresql-07-prepare-for-incoming-connections/postgresql_07_prepare_for_incoming_connections-20220408132905528.png)
Once created or updated, the user has to be ready and have the status "Enabled" in the Control Panel.

#### Step 2: Authorise incoming connections from the PostgreSQL client

In this step, select the `Authorised IP's
` tab (Access Control List).
By default, a Public Cloud Database does not accept any form of connection from the outside world.
This way we can help prevent intrusive connection attempts.
Click to authorise a new IP, and enter the IP of your pgAdmin environment. In our case we will enter 109.190.200.59.

![Add an IP](/images/public-cloud/databases/postgresql-07-prepare-for-incoming-connections/ip_authorize.png)
:::info
If you want to allow connections from the outside, you can enter the IP 0.0.0.0/0. Please use it carefully.

:::

#### Collect required information

Select the `General information
` tab to find the required login credentials in the `Login informations`
 section.
![Login information tab](/images/public-cloud/databases/postgresql-07-prepare-for-incoming-connections/postgresql_07_prepare_for_incoming_connections-20220408134445538.png)
Select the `Databases
` tab to get the database name.
![Databases tab](/images/public-cloud/databases/postgresql-07-prepare-for-incoming-connections/postgresql_07_prepare_for_incoming_connections-20220408134547314.png)
Select the `Users
` tab to get the username.
![User table](/images/public-cloud/databases/postgresql-07-prepare-for-incoming-connections/postgresql_07_prepare_for_incoming_connections-20220408134639441.png)
## Go further

Visit the [Github examples repository](https://github.com/ovh/public-cloud-databases-examples/tree/main/databases/postgresql) to find how to connect to your database with several languages.

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