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# MySQL Server (Amazon RDS)

Apica Ascent helps you to connect to **Amazon RDS for MySQL** data source which makes it easy for you to query MySql using its natural syntax, analyze, monitor, and create Visualization of data.

All your queried results are cached, so you don't have to wait for the same result set every time, also Apica Ascent helps you to visualize your data gathered from queries

### Adding MySQL Server for Amazon RDS

The first step is to create a MySQL data source and provide all details such as the Host, Port, User, Password, and Database name of your MySQL

* **Name**: Name the data source
* **Host**: This is your MySQL server address
* **Port**: The port of the MySQL Server
* **User**: A user of the MySQL Server
* **Password**: The password for the above user
* **Database name**: The name of the database of the MySQL Server

![Adding MySQL Server for Amazon RDS data source](/files/qfeyGNOor9nsO0ZVia22)

That's it. Now navigate to the Query editor page to query and create Visualizations of your data


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