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# Integrate pgAdmin with Tiger Cloud

> pgAdmin is a feature-rich open-source administration and development platform for PostgreSQL. Integrate pgadmin with Tiger Cloud

[pgAdmin][pgadmin] is a feature-rich open-source administration and development platform for {PG}. It is available for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and
Safari browsers, or can be installed on Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, or various Linux flavors.

![Tiger Cloud pgadmin](https://assets.timescale.com/docs/images/timescale-cloud-pgadmin.png)

This page explains how to integrate pgAdmin with your {SERVICE_LONG}.

## Prerequisites

<IntegrationPrereqs />

* [Download][download-pgadmin] and install pgAdmin.

## Connect pgAdmin to your {SERVICE_LONG}

To connect to {CLOUD_LONG}:

<Procedure>
  1. **Start pgAdmin**
  2. **In the `Quick Links` section of the `Dashboard` tab, click `Add New Server`**
  3. **In `Register - Server` > `General`, fill in the `Name` and `Comments` fields with the server name and description, respectively**
  4. **Configure the connection**
     1. In the `Connection` tab, configure the connection using your [connection details][connection-info].
     2. If you configured your {SERVICE_SHORT} to connect using a [stricter SSL mode][ssl-mode], then in the `SSL` tab check `Use SSL`, set `SSL mode` to the configured mode, and in the `CA Certificate` field type the location of the SSL root CA certificate to use.
  5. **Click `Save`**
</Procedure>

You have successfully integrated pgAdmin with {CLOUD_LONG}.

[pgadmin]: https://www.pgadmin.org/

[download-pgadmin]: https://www.pgadmin.org/download/

[connection-info]: /integrations/:currentVersion:/find-connection-details/

[ssl-mode]: /use-timescale/:currentVersion:/security/strict-ssl/