Connect to an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance, an ApsaraDB RDS for SQL Server instance, an ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL instance, or an ApsaraDB RDS for MariaDB instance by using Navicat over SSH connections - ApsaraDB RDS

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have:

Before configuring Navicat, locate the endpoint and port of your RDS instance in the ApsaraDB RDS console.

Log in to the ApsaraDB RDS console and navigate to your instance.
On the instance details page, find the Internal endpoint, Public endpoint, and their corresponding ports.
Decide which endpoint to use:
- Internal endpoint: Use this if your client runs on an Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance that was created under the same Alibaba Cloud account and is in the same region and virtual private cloud (VPC) as the RDS instance.
- Public endpoint: Use this in all other situations.

Start the Navicat client.
In the toolbar, click Connection and select the database type.

If your Navicat client is outdated, Alibaba Cloud is not displayed. Select a database type such as MySQL or PostgreSQL instead.

Enter the connection details for your RDS instance.

Parameter	Description	Example
Connection Name	A custom label for this connection	`my-rds-mysql`
Host	The internal or public endpoint of the RDS instance	`rm-bp1xxxxxxxxx.mysql.rds.aliyuncs.com`
Port	The internal or public port of the RDS instance	`3306` (default for RDS for MySQL)
User Name	The username of the account used to connect	`rds_user`
Password	The password of the account used to connect	—

连接设置

Click OK.

If enhanced whitelist mode is enabled and you are connecting over the Internet, add the public IP address of your device to the IP address whitelist of the classic network type.

To connect using Data Management (DMS) or the command-line interface (CLI), see:

Why can't I connect to my RDS instance?