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title: Databases overview
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# Databases overview

## [Adding and managing databases](./connecting.md)

Connect to and manage your databases.

## [Encrypting your database connection](./encrypting-details-at-rest.md)

Learn how to encrypt your database connection credentials at rest.

## [SSH tunneling](./ssh-tunnel.md)

Metabase can connect to some databases by first establishing a connection to a server in between Metabase and a data warehouse, then connecting to the data warehouse using that connection as a bridge.

## [SSL certificate](./ssl-certificates.md)

You can connect your Metabase Cloud or self-hosted instance to a database using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption with a certificate.