# How to connect the database with SSH tunnel

For development purposes, we provide SSH access to our MySQL server from the Plus hosting package.

To create a connection, you must create an [SSH key pair](https://dotroll.com/en/knowledge-base/books/cpanel/page/how-to-generate-and-configure-ssh-keys "Generate SSH key, or set it up") on the cPanel interface. Then we can use PuTTY to connect to SSH through the SSH protocol, but the tuner must be set before the connection.

To do this, follow these steps:

1. In the left part of the window, select **Connection/SSH** and within the **Tunnels** section.
2. In the **Add new forwarded port** section, in the **Source port** field, enter **3306** port number. For **Destination**, enter **localhost:3306**, and then click **Add**.
3. After entering the data, click the **Open** button. In the window that appears, enter your storage ID and the SSH key password.

With these settings, you can see your databases connected to the localhost: 3306 port, as long as the connection established with PuTTY is not disconnected.