# Redshift (Beta) *Redshift support is currently **in beta**. Please raise any issues you encounter via the chat bubble in the bottom-right of the site, and we'll be happy to help.* *** ### Overview Our Redshift integration allows you to import your data; allowing you to clean, transform, and ask questions via Chat Explore. NOTE: We only presently support Redshift clusters, not Redshift serverless. {% hint style="danger" %} You must allow network traffic from the public IP address `54.197.189.139` in order to allow Akkio to access your data. {% endhint %} ### Importing Data To import data, first create a new project.

Create a new project from the homepage.

Select the Redshift button.
Click "Connect Dataset" to add a new dataset.
Enter in the Connection Name.
Enter connection details for your database.
**Make sure your security settings allow us to connect to your database.** You'll need to add our IP Address, `54.197.189.139`, to your security settings so that we can connect and pull your data in. To pull in your data, input the following: * **Hostname:** The hostname of your Redshift instance (this looks like the URL). * **Database / Schema Name:** The name of the database within your Redshift instance that your table is inside. NOTE: a database *instance* holds multiple *databases or schemas*, and each *database* or *schema* holds multiple *tables*. * **Username/Password:** Credentials for the database user to authenticate. This user must have read permissions for a table to import and write permissions to deploy. * **Port:** The port we should use to connect to your database. This is generally `3306` but should be verified. When complete, hit continue.
Enter in the **Table Name:** The name of the table to pull from. We will then validate the connection. If we're successful, you'll move forward to the data loading screen, where your data is syncing behind the scenes.
You may need to wait for a little bit for the data to import. Rest assured that we're importing data behind the scenes. Small datasets should only take a few minutes; large datasets may take longer. Once your data is done importing, you'll see it populate onto the screen.
From here, you can do anything you like to the data - clean and transform it on the Prepare tab, ask Chat Explore questions on the Explore tab, you name it!