Best way to schedule refresh Power Bi connected using Mysql connector for AWS RDS

[Laocsulak]

Hello,

In my company, I generate Power BI reports for various areas by connecting through the MySQL connector to some views I created using MySQL to connect to an AWS RDS.

The issue is that I am updating the dashboards using a gateway on my computer, and even though everything updates correctly, I have to keep my computer permanently on for this to work. What alternatives can I use to avoid having to always leave my computer on?

I'm connecting to the databases using the 'import' mode; would switching to 'DirectQuery' instead of 'import' be a solution? Could this cause the dashboards to start running very slowly? Currently, my Power BI Desktop file is 450 megabytes.

Thank you in advance!

[Laocsulak]

I created the virtual machine with an EC2 instance of Windows and installed the gateway there and it's working perfectly. Thank you!

[Laocsulak]

Thank you for the reply. So, is the best option to create a virtual machine on AWS? Should I create an EC2 instance for that? Or is there a better option without needing to do that?

[tackytechtom]

Hi @Laocsulak ,

I have never done it myself, but the way you suggested, I would go for.

AWS seems to propose EC2 as well.

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[tackytechtom · Accepted solution]

Hi @Laocsulak ,

Do you have the option to spin up a VM and run the gateway on there? Both DirectQuery and Import mode need a gateway to connect to your MySQL DB on AWS.

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