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Dremio is an open data lake platform. It supports all the major third-party data sources. You can connect to an instance on Dremio Cloud or Dremio Software (on-prem). {: #shortdesc}
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To create the connection, you need these connection details:
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Hostname or IP address: You can create a Dremio Cloud instance only in the European Union (EU) or the United States (US). Use data.eu.dremio.cloud for the EU and use data.dremio.cloud for the US. Dremio Software can be hosted anywhere.
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Port number: The default port for Dremio Cloud instances is 443 and for Dremio Software it is 32010.
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Authentication method:
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To connect to Dremio Cloud, you need to use a Personal Access Token for authentication. Select Port is SSL-enabled and enter the Personal Access Token. To generate a Personal Access Token, see the instructions Personal Access Tokens for Dremio Cloud{: external}.
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To connect to Dremio Software, you can use a username and password or you can use a Personal Access Token for authentication. To use a Personal Access Token, select Port is SSL-enabled and enter the Personal Access Token. To generate a Personal Access Token, see the instructions Personal Access Tokens for Dremio Software{: external}.
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SSL certificate:
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Select Port is SSL-enabled to connect to Dremio Cloud.
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Select Port is SSL-enabled and enter an SSL certificate if you want to connect to Dremio Software with SSL.
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Dremio can be set up in various deployments, see Dremio Cluster Deployment.
To set up Dremio Cloud, see Dremio Cloud.
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You can use this connection only for reading data. You cannot write data or export data with this connection.