> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://doc.trycapsule.xyz/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Connections

> View and manage your database connections from the dashboard.

The **Connections** page in the dashboard shows every database connection registered across your servers.

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## What you see

For each connection:

* **Name** — the label you gave the connection when adding it in the CLI
* **Type** — Postgres, MySQL, or MongoDB
* **Server** — which server this connection belongs to
* **Status** — whether the last backup succeeded or failed
* **Last backup** — timestamp of the most recent backup

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## Adding connections

Connections are added from the CLI on your server:

```bash theme={null}
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```

Navigate to **Add connection** in the TUI and follow the prompts. The new connection appears in the dashboard within seconds after being synced.

You cannot add connections directly from the dashboard — credentials never leave your server.

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## Removing connections

Remove a connection from the CLI:

```bash theme={null}
capsule
```

Navigate to the connection → **Delete connection**. This removes the connection from the local config and notifies the dashboard. Any backups already uploaded for that connection remain in storage until they expire per your retention setting.

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## Connection names

Choose names that are meaningful to you — `prod-postgres`, `staging-mysql`, `analytics-mongo`. These are the only identifiers the dashboard ever sees for your databases.

The dashboard never sees your host, port, database name, username, or password.