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Expand Up @@ -32,9 +32,19 @@ In order to get a direct connection string, you need to:
When you connect to Prisma Postgres via direct TCP, your [connection string](/orm/reference/connection-urls) looks as follows:

```bash
DATABASE_URL="postgres://USER:PASSWORD@db.prisma.io:5432/?sslmode=require"
DATABASE_URL="postgres://USER:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT/DATABASE_NAME?sslmode=require"
```

This is built up from the following parts:

- **User**: The name of your database user
- **Password**: The password for your database user
- **Host**: The IP or domain name of the machine where your database server is running
- **Port**: The port on which your database server is running
- **Database name**: The name of the database you want to use



The `USER` and `PASSWORD` values are provided when you generate credentials for your Prisma Postgres instance in the [Prisma Console](https://console.prisma.io). Here is an example with sample values:

```bash
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