# Connect your data

#### Connect to database

1. From the left navigation menu, select Database Integration.
2. Click on the `ADD DATABASE` button.
3. In the `Connect to Database` modal window:
    1. Select the Supported Database that you want to connect to.
    2. Add the Integration name(how you want to name the integration between your database and MindsDB).
    3. Add the Database name.
    4. Add the Hostname.
    5. Add Port.
    6. Add the database user.
    7. Add Password for the user.
    8. Click on `CONNECT`.

![Connect to database](/assets/sql/datasource.gif)

!!! tip "Required inputs"
    Note: For different type of database there could be different required inputs you need to provide.

After connecting MindsDB and the database, use your SQL client to [connect to MindsDB as a database](/sql/connect/cloud/).


