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Connect postgresql database on the private NAS server and the powerbi
Hello, I think I've searched the entire internet on this topic and I'm out of ideas. Is there any way to connect powerbi service to the postgresql database on my private NAS server? The problem is that there is no fixed public IP. I also want it to be a free, permanent solution .
Mostly correct. The "on server" part needs qualification. You can install the gateway on any on-prem machine but usually it is installed on a dedicated VM in the on-prem cloud.
local = on-prem
- install Power BI Desktop (can be on your PC)
- go to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Power BI Desktop\bin\ADO.NET Providers
- grab the Npgsql.config file and the Npgsql folder
- on the machine where you installed the gateway go to C:\Program Files\On-premises data gateway\m\ADO.NET Providers
- paste the file and folder there
- restart the gateway service
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You need to install a Personal Gateway (you can try to do that on the NAS server too but it is HIGHLY discouraged to have the gateway share resources with other apps). You also need to manually copy the npgsql ADO drivers from Desktop to gateway, as there is currently a bug (installer files missing).
I will ask the question in a different way. Is it possible to connect powerbi service to local postgre database only by using gateway installed on server?
Mostly correct. The "on server" part needs qualification. You can install the gateway on any on-prem machine but usually it is installed on a dedicated VM in the on-prem cloud.
local = on-prem
Could you please explain in detail :"You also need to manually copy the npgsql ADO drivers from Desktop to gateway..."? I get the message in powerbi service all the time: Install Npgsql product version 4.0.10.0 or earlier.
- install Power BI Desktop (can be on your PC)
- go to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Power BI Desktop\bin\ADO.NET Providers
- grab the Npgsql.config file and the Npgsql folder
- on the machine where you installed the gateway go to C:\Program Files\On-premises data gateway\m\ADO.NET Providers
- paste the file and folder there
- restart the gateway service
Thank you for your reply, I will check. Do you perhaps know if a DDNS based solution should also work?
Can't see why that would be relevant. Communication is outgoing, from the gateway cluster members to the Azure cloud. Not the other way round.
Forgive me but I'm not familiar with network connections. All I'm trying to do is connect powerbi online to the database on my servers without any external services. No fixed public IP is not a problem?
