# SQL Databases

**PostgreSQL, MySQL / MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, PlanetScale**

| Field                 | Explanation                                                                                                                      |
| --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Data source name      | This name is how you'll identify your data source within Athenic AI.                                                             |
| Host                  | This is the IP address or hostname that serves as your database's address.                                                       |
| Port                  | This is the number of the gate that your database serve opens for communications.                                                |
| User                  | This is the identity you'll use to log in to your database.                                                                      |
| Password              | This is the secret code to authenticate your username and log in successfully.                                                   |
| Database              | This refers to the specific database to which Athenic AI will connect on the provided host.                                      |
| SSL mode              | This refers to the configuration you would like to set up for Secure Socket Layer mode. This is set to preferred by default.     |
| Athenic AI IP Address | When connecting to SQL datasources, we connect from 20.245.72.56 You may need to whitelist our IP address in your configuration. |