Solution A: Direct connection to DB
- Add your IP to the allowlist in the database settings Render in the “Access Control”-section of the
db-instance - Connect directly to the database using the database environment variables in Render
Solution B: SSH connection
- Add your SSH public key to your Render user in the Account Settings and going to “SSH public keys” and adding your public key there
- Check that you are able to connect by doing
ssh {FIND_ON_RENDER}. This command is the one that is shown if you click on Connect on the service page: https://dashboard.render.com/web/{DB} - Now in Postico or TablePlus, create a new connection and check the “Use SSH tunnel”. Plug in
- Server name:
ssh.ohio.render.com - User name:
{FIND_ON_RENDER} - Private key: <select the private key corresponding to the public key you uploaded>
- Server name:
- In the same connection plug in the hostname, username, password, and database from the Render environment variables
- You should be good to go!

