# Installing custom driver on cloud

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-custom-driver-on-cloud/199339>\
**Category:** Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE)\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-sql\
**Created:** [September 13, 2019, 12:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-custom-driver-on-cloud/199339 "2019-09-13T00:37:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![seanziee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/seanziee/32/45151_2.png) [@seanziee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/seanziee)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 12:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-custom-driver-on-cloud/199339/1 "2019-09-13T00:37:39Z")

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Is it possible to install the ODBC driver on an elastic cloud cluster?

I'd like to connect tableau to my data as described here: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/sql-client-apps-tableau.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/sql-client-apps-tableau.html).

Any help appreciated!

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**Author:** ![bogdan.pintea](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bogdan.pintea/32/45740_2.png) [@bogdan.pintea](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bogdan.pintea)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 12:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-custom-driver-on-cloud/199339/2 "2019-09-13T12:51:40Z")

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Hello @seanziee,

The ODBC driver is a client-side component, you would install that on the computer running the client application (like Tableau Desktop, as hinted in your link).

In the configuration of the connection, you'll then be able to connect to a cloud instance, either by using a node's address and port in the cluster or the Cloud ID, if connecting to an Elastic cloud.

Regards,  
Bogdan.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2019, 12:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-custom-driver-on-cloud/199339/3 "2019-09-27T12:51:43Z")

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