Third party tools
Use popular third party clients with YugabyteDB.
Because YugabyteDB is compatible with PostgreSQL and Cassandra, you can use third-party clients to connect to your YugabyteDB clusters.
YugabyteDB prerequisites
To use these tools with YugabyteDB, you should have a cluster up and running, and you will need to know the connection parameters required by the client to connect to your cluster.
To create a local cluster, follow the steps in Quick start.
To create a cluster in YugabyteDB Managed, follow the steps in Create a cluster. In addition, do the following:
- Download the cluster certificate; YugabyteDB requires the use of TLS
- Add your computer to the cluster IP allow list; this allows your computer to access the cluster
Connection parameters
To connect, follow the client's configuration steps, and use the following values:
| Setting | Local installation | YugabyteDB Managed |
|---|---|---|
| Hostname | localhost |
The cluster hostname as displayed on the cluster Settings tab |
| Port | 5433 (YSQL) 9042 (YCQL) |
5433 (YSQL) 9042 (YCQL) |
| Database | Database name (yugabyte is the default) |
Database name (yugabyte is the default) |
| Username | yugabyte or cassandra |
Database username (admin is the default) |
| Password | yugabyte or cassandraLeave blank if authentication is not enabled |
Database user password |
YugabyteDB Managed requires TLS. Use the root.ca certificate you downloaded for connections to YugabyteDB Managed clusters.
