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# ClickHouse

Steps to connect ClickHouse source to Dataflake is like connecting PostgreSQL to Dataflake. Read this [section](/data-sources/postgresql.md) to learn more 

From the top navigation bar click on the ![](/files/joOvHWcqF24qGOvFCAxR) icon.

Choose the **Connection strings** tab.

Click the **Add** button.

Enter the Name of your connection.

Select **ClickHouse** from the Connection type.

Enter your connection string.

1. **Hostname:** where your database is hosted
2. **Port:** default port number for ClickHouse is 8123
3. **Database:** name of your database
4. **User:** username of the Database you want to connect
5. **Password:** password of the Database you want to connect

Click **Next** then Click the **Complete** button to establish your Connection.

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{% hint style="info" %}
You can paste the host url in the Host box to connect to your database quickly
{% endhint %}