Connect to Your SingleStore Helios Workspace

The singlestore_bundle.pem file is required to configure an SSL connection. Once downloaded, this file can be used to connect to all of your SingleStore Helios workspaces via SSL.

1. Download the singlestore_bundle.pem file.

   1. Log into the Cloud Portal.

   2. Navigate to Deployments > Workspaces.

   3. Select Connect Directly in the (three dots) under the Actions column next to your workspace.

   4. Under TLS/SSL Certificate, click the Download link. This will download the singlestore_bundle.pem file to your computer.

2. To confirm that the connection is using SSL, run the following command to check the connection status.

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   singlestore -h <client-endpoint> -P <port> -u <database-user> -p<database-user-password> --ssl-ca=singlestore_bundle.pem \
   -e status

   where:

   • client-endpoint is the SingleStore Helios endpoint for your workspace

   • port is the port number to connect on (typically 3306)

   • database-user is either the database user to connect as, or the default admin user (which was created with the workspace)

   • database-user-password is the database user password.

     You may receive the following message when including the database user password on the command line:

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     singlestore-client: [Warning] Using a password on the command line interface can be insecure.

     To prevent this message, leave the database user password blank and you will be prompted for the password.

   From the output, review the SSL line for the cipher in use.

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   /usr/lib/singlestore-client/singlestore-client  Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.7.17, for Linux (x86_64) using  EditLine wrapper
   
   Connection id:          17323
   Current database:
   Current user:           admin@
   SSL:                    Cipher in use is AES128-GCM-SHA256
   Current pager:          stdout
   Using outfile:          ''
   Using delimiter:        ;
   Server version:         5.7.32 MemSQL source distribution (compatible; MySQL Enterprise & MySQL Commercial)
   Protocol version:       10
   Connection:             <your-workspace-endpoint> via TCP/IP
   Server characterset:    utf8
   Db     characterset:    utf8
   Client characterset:    utf8
   Conn.  characterset:    utf8
   TCP port:               3306
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3. Run the following command to connect to your SingleStore Helios workspace.

   Note that this is the same command and parameters from Step 2, only without the -e status flag.

   Shell

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   singlestore -h <client-endpoint> -P <port> -u <database-user> -p<database-user-password> --ssl-ca=singlestore_bundle.pem

   When connected, the following (or similar) output will be displayed.

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   Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
   Your MySQL connection id is 7168
   Server version: 5.7.32 MemSQL source distribution (compatible; MySQL Enterprise & MySQL Commercial)
   
   Copyright (c) 2000, 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
   
   Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
   affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
   owners.
   
   Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
   
   singlestore>