amazon-redshiftlooker-studio

How can I connect Google Looker Studio with AWS Redshift?


I am trying to connect Looker Studio with Amazon Redshift but keep getting this error

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I had to make sure everything related to connection details was the same and also tried to connect with Basic and JDBC methods but got the same error.

I read a few links as well regarding this but wasn't able to make it work, also Error message is kind of generic We encountered an error... don't even tell what could be the root cause.

https://www.googlecloudcommunity.com/gc/Looker-Studio/Redshift-connection-issue/m-p/763489/highlight/true

According to this, I tried to enable SSL and uploaded the pem file.

Downloaded the .crt file from the above link converted the file extension to .pem then attached it but the same issue.

If anyone from the Looker Studio community has faced this issue, please let me know.

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References:

  1. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/mgmt/connecting-ssl-support.html
  2. https://support.google.com/looker-studio/answer/11377200#zippy=%2Cin-this-article

Solution

  • found a solution myself, here's the guide:

    1. Download SSL certificate from here: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/mgmt/connecting-ssl-support.html

    2. Make sure it's publicly accessible (Amazon Redshift Serverless > Workgroup configuration > <your-wrokgroup>)

    Network and Security

    1. Add this rule to your Security Group (Amazon Redshift Serverless > Workgroup configuration > <your-wrokgroup> > VPC security group)

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    1. Then once all of the above step is completed try to Authenticate again

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    This guy is amazing his video also helped me along: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22K0PxjwIa0