> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.datasentinel.io/manual/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.datasentinel.io/manual/getting-started/postgresql-clusters/adding-connection.md).

# Adding Connection

## Agent-based

> Illustration executed through the [Agent CLI](/manual/implementation/agent-usage/cli.md)

```bash
cat > myInstance.json <<EOF
{
  "host": "host_name",
  "port": postgres_port,
  "user": "datasentinel",
  "password": "myPassword",
  "tags": "application=application_name,environment=application_type,datacenter=datacenter"
}
EOF
```

{% hint style="info" %}
Replace **MyConnectionName** with a meaningful connection name in your environment.
{% endhint %}

{% code title="Example with the agent CLI" %}

```bash
datasentinel add connection myConnectionName -f myInstance.json
```

{% endcode %}

{% hint style="info" %}
A script is present in the **datasentinel** subdirectory as an example named **connection\_example.sh**
{% endhint %}

The tags are customizable, allowing you to define your own tags.\
They are extremely useful in the user interface for filtering, grouping data, and defining role-based access.

{% content-ref url="/pages/6qMO1VXnEBOK7n0cig6O" %}
[Tags](/manual/features/tips-and-hints/tags.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## Agentless

> Refer to Agentless Documentation

{% content-ref url="/pages/qnpku9OgUlxQYdp69B54" %}
[Agentless Monitoring](/manual/features/other-features/agentless-monitoring.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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