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2. Right-click **Trusted Root Certification Authorities** and select **Import**.
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3. Follow the prompts in the wizard to import the root certificate (for example, DigiCertGlobalRootCA.crt.pem) and click OK.
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## Get MySQL server information
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## Connect with Power BI desktop from Azure portal
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Get the connection information needed to connect to the Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server. You need the fully qualified server name and sign in credentials.
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You can open your database in Power BI desktop from Azure portal with a few clicks.
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1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/).
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2. From the left-hand menu in Azure portal, select **All resources**, and then search for the server you have created (such as **mydemoserver**).
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## Connect to MySQL database from Power Query Desktop manually
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You can connect to Azure database for MySQL Flexible server with Power BI desktop directly. To make the connection, take the following steps:
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You can connect to Azure database for MySQL Flexible server with Power BI desktop directly. To make the connection, follow the steps below.
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### Get the MySQL connection information
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1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/).
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2. From the left-hand menu in Azure portal, select **All resources**, and then search for the server you have created (such as **mydemoserver**).
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3. Select the server name.
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4. From the server's **Overview** panel, make a note of the **Server name** and **Server admin login name**. If you forget your password, you can also reset the password from this panel.
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5. Go to **Databases** page to find the database you want to connect to. Power BI desktop supports adding a connection to a single database and hence providing a database name is required for importing data.
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### Connect with MySQL connector in Power BI desktop
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1. Select the **MySQL database** option in the connector selection.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/connect-with-powerbi-desktop/add-mysql-connection.png" alt-text="Screenshot of adding a mysql connection in power BI.":::

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