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Connect to Google Cloud SQL

Cloud SQL instances with a public IP accept direct Postgres connections from authorized networks; private-IP instances are best reached through a jump host with PG Orbit's SSH tunneling. Google sign-in via cloud discovery lists your instances.

Get your credentials

In the Cloud console, open SQL → your instance. The Overview page shows the public IP; users are managed under Users (the default superuser is postgres).

Add the connection in PG Orbit

  1. Public IP: in Connections → Networking, add your IP to Authorized networks
  2. Tap + in PG Orbit: Host: the instance public IP — Port: 5432 — Database, Username, Password
  3. Turn ON Use SSL, tap Test, save
  4. Private IP: connect with Use SSH Tunnel through a Compute Engine VM in the same VPC

Good to know

  • Mobile IPs change; if you use authorized networks from the road, the SSH jump-host route is steadier.
  • Cloud SQL enforces SSL when 'Allow only SSL connections' is on — PG Orbit's Require mode matches it.

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