MariaDB: Connecting Tableau to MariaDB
This documentation is part of the Configure GUIs guide. View the full guide here: How to connect graphical interfaces to MariaDB.
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Tableau offers an intuitive way to create insightful dashboards by linking it to your MariaDB database.
To get started with Tableau:
- Launch Tableau and initiate a new connection.
- Choose MariaDB as your database type.
- Provide the necessary details:
- Host server
- Username
- Password
- Port
- Test the connection to ensure it is working.
By default, the connection is made using SSL. If you run into the
SSL connection error: unknown error number, navigate to the MariaDB service configuration in the Stackhero dashboard and enable the "Support old TLS version" option.