You can set up a remote connection to another instance of LabKey Server to support ETLs that move data from one to the other. Remote connections are not a direct connection to a database; instead data is accessed through HTTP-based API calls to the target server, generally as part of an ETL.
The connection is limited to a single specified folder on the target server, connected only to a specific folder on the originating server, making it easier to limit user access to data.
Set up a Remote Connection
- To encrypt the login to the remote server, you must have an Encryption Key defined in the application.properties file.
- Select a folder on the accessing server. The data retrieved from the target server will be available in this folder on the accessing server.
- Go to (Admin) > Developer Links > Schema Browser > Manage Remote Connections.
- Click Create New Connection and complete the form.
- Click Save.
- Click Test to see if the connection is successful.
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