Can I share A gateway

[quickbi]

Hi every one

I have a Gateway to be connected to my postgres server. I want to share this gateway to my partner outside the organization. I shared but my partner did not see the gateway in any place of his Powerbi service

Does anybody could help me?

Thanks

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[Poojara_D12 · Accepted solution]

Hi @quickbi 

Power BI gateways cannot be shared directly with external users due to security restrictions. Your partner won't see the gateway in their Power BI Service because it's tied to your organization's Azure Active Directory (AAD).

To collaborate, you can:

1. Add your partner as a guest user in AAD and share a workspace with access to datasets using the gateway.
2. Use a shared account to give them access, though this poses security risks.
3. Move the PostgreSQL database to the cloud (e.g., Azure) to avoid needing the gateway entirely.
4. Embed the Power BI report/dataset and share it via an application.

 

[quickbi]

Hi,

Thank's for your answer, If I move to an Azure Postgress I'll not need any kind of gateway? does the other external organization partners could connect directly to the database without problems?

Thanks again

[V-yubandi-msft]

Hi @quickbi ,

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Fabric community. When you move your PostgreSQL database to Azure whether you need a gateway depends on your setup.

No Gateway Needed: If you enable public access to your Azure PostgreSQL database and configure the firewall rules to allow the external partner's IP address or IP range, they can directly connect without a gateway.

Power BI Service can also directly connect to the Azure PostgreSQL database using its native cloud connector eliminating the need for an on-premises data gateway.

Link: Networking overview with public access (allowed IP addresses) - Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flex...

Gateway Required:  If you configure your SQL Server in Azure with Private Link, VPN or ExpressRoute for enhanced security restricting access to a private network '' a gateway will still be required.

In such cases deploy the on-premises data gateway within the same private network (or connected to it) with a secured VPN server or other connectivity device to facilitate the connection.

Link: Networking overview with private access (virtual network) - Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible...

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