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Mysql remote access through private IP

Posted on January 25, 2018

Private networking is set up on both droplets

I have sucessfully set up a remote MySQL connection using public IP, but when I switch the bind-address to the private IP of the database server the remote droplet receives a 110 error and can’t connect on the private IP



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You should use a SSH tunnel unless you want all your MySQL data plaintext over the network.

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