# Dremio connection #

To access your data in Dremio, create a connection asset for it\.

Dremio is an open data lake platform\. It supports all the major third\-party data sources\.

## Create a connection to Dremio ##

To create the connection asset, you need these connection details:

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 *  Username and password
 *  Hostname: You can create a Dremio Cloud instance only in the European Union (EU) or the United States (US)\. Use `sql.dremio.cloud` for the US, and use `sql.eu.dremio.cloud` for the EU\. Dremio Software can be hosted anywhere\.
 *  Port number: The default port for Dremio Cloud instances is `443` and for Dremio Software it is `31010`\.
 *  Dremio Cloud Project ID: See [Obtaining the ID of a Project](https://docs.dremio.com/cloud/cloud-entities/projects/.#obtaining-the-id-of-a-project)\.
 *  SSL certificate:
    
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     *  Select `Port is SSL-enabled` if you provided `Dremio Cloud Project ID`.
     *  Select `Port is SSL-enabled` and provide `SSL Certificate` if you want to connect to Dremio Software with SSL.
    
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For **Private connectivity**, to connect to a database that is not externalized to the internet (for example, behind a firewall), you must set up a [secure connection](https://dataplatform.cloud.ibm.com/docs/content/wsj/manage-data/securingconn.html)\.

### Choose the method for creating a connection based on where you are in the platform ###

**In a project**  
Click **Assets > New asset > Connect to a data source**\. See [Adding a connection to a project](https://dataplatform.cloud.ibm.com/docs/content/wsj/manage-data/create-conn.html)\.

**In a deployment space**  
Click **Add to space > Connection**\. See [Adding connections to a deployment space](https://dataplatform.cloud.ibm.com/docs/content/wsj/analyze-data/ml-space-add-assets.html)\.

**In the Platform assets catalog** : Click **New connection**\. See [Adding platform connections](https://dataplatform.cloud.ibm.com/docs/content/wsj/manage-data/platform-conn.html)\.

### Next step: Add data assets from the connection ###

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 *  See [Add data from a connection in a project](https://dataplatform.cloud.ibm.com/docs/content/wsj/manage-data/connected-data.html)\.

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## Where you can use this connection ##

You can use the Dremio connection in the following workspaces and tools:

**Projects**

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 *  Data Refinery

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**Catalogs**

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 *  Platform assets catalog

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## Dremio setup ##

Dremio can be set up in various deployments, see [Dremio Cluster Deployment](https://docs.dremio.com/current/get-started/cluster-deployments/)\. To set up Dremio Cloud, see [Dremio Cloud](https://docs.dremio.com/cloud/)\.

## Restrictions ##

You can use this connection only for reading data\. You cannot write data or export data with this connection\.

### Running SQL statements ###

To ensure that your SQL statements run correctly, refer to the [Dremio SQL Reference](https://docs.dremio.com/software/sql-reference/) for the correct syntax\.

## Learn more ##

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 *  [Dremio Software documentation](https://docs.dremio.com/current/)
 *  [Dremio Cloud documentation](https://docs.dremio.com/cloud/)

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**Parent topic**: [Supported connections](https://dataplatform.cloud.ibm.com/docs/content/wsj/manage-data/conn_types.html)

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