Question
Connect App Platform To Droplet Via VPS
- Posted on August 26, 2022
- DatabaseDigitalOcean App PlatformPythonVPN
Asked by Edward
I have a DB"CouchDB" setting on a Droplet"vps" and i was wonder the best way to connect it to my Python API On the App Platform. Was thinking a vpn but not sure if possible to setup a vpn from App platform to a Droplet.
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Hi there,
As of the time being the App Platform does not come up with a static IP address, so you would need to open up your Droplet to accept connections from anywhere.
There is an idea already submitted for this which you could upvote here:
https://ideas.digitalocean.com/digitalocean/p/app-platform-static-ip
In the meantime, whenever possible I would suggest using a managed database as those can be secured using the trusted sources:
https://www.digitalocean.com/products/managed-databases
Best,
Bobby