# How do I connect to my existing database?

**URL:** <https://communitysupport.group/t/how-do-i-connect-to-my-existing-database/15>\
**Category:** Visual DB\
**Created:** [October 14, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://communitysupport.group/t/how-do-i-connect-to-my-existing-database/15 "2026-10-14T17:25:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nancy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4af34b/32.png) [@Nancy](https://communitysupport.group/u/Nancy)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://communitysupport.group/t/how-do-i-connect-to-my-existing-database/15/1 "2026-10-14T17:25:15Z")

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Visual DB can’t seem to connect to my database. It is MySQL 8.1.0.

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**Author:** ![Johnny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Johnny](https://communitysupport.group/u/Johnny)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://communitysupport.group/t/how-do-i-connect-to-my-existing-database/15/2 "2026-10-14T18:03:40Z")

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If your database is inside your company’s intranet you should run Visual DB inside your company’s intranet as well. It is straightforward to run Visual DB inside your intranet, see here: [Self Hosting — Visual DB documentation](https://visualdb.com/docs/self-hosting.html)