How do I configure a separate external database for a sandbox instance?

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My organization is using self-hosted Retool with an external database. To test a retool upgrade, I want to spin up a sandbox instance with an external database created from a backup of the production database.

When I start the new instance, it is using a new internal database with 0 users. I can create an account and login and navigate to the Resources tab to change database settings. Is there a way to point the new retool instance at my external database before logging in, so that I can login as the same user from the production instance?

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Hi @James_Faix! Welcome to the community. :wave:

And yes, this is definitely possible! If you already have an external backup database, you can point the sandbox instance towards it as described here. Let me know if you have any questions about that process.