> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://thenile.dev/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Connecting to Postgres using DBeaver This guide will walk you through the steps to connect to Nile using PSQL. 1. Create a Nile's Postgres database through the UI or use one of your existing databases to follow along. DBWeaver-1 2. Once you are inside a specific database, click on the settings tab on the left and navigate to the connections screen DBWeaver-2 3. Click on the Postgres icon to get the connection string DBWeaver-3 4. Click "Generate credentials". Use this if you really want to simplify the access. If not, you can replace the username and password manually and use that through commandline. DBWeaver-4 5. There are four parts of this url that is needed to connect to DBWeaver ```sql theme={null} psql postgres://018bd797-ed9d-7c02-bec4-dac1179c29fd:d68af75e-47cb-4354-ada4-98abe7d8015c@db.thenile.dev:5432/diplomatic_axe host:db.thenile.dev database:diplomatic_axe username:018bd797-ed9d-7c02-bec4-dac1179c29fd password:d68af75e-47cb-4354-ada4-98abe7d8015c ``` 6. Navigate to DBWeaver. Select to connect to a new database DBWeaver-5 7. Pick Postgres as the choice of database DBWeaver-6 8. Enter the host, database, username and password from step 5 DBWeaver-7 9. Press OK and DBWeaver should automatically connect to Nile's Postgres DBWeaver-8 10. Enjoy exploring Nile with DBWeaver