Open your project in the Neon Console and click Connect on the Project Dashboard. The Connect to your database modal lists every detail you need to connect: branch, compute, database, role, host, password, and a constructed connection string. They all live in this one widget rather than being scattered across the Console.
Open the Connect widget
- Sign in to the Neon Console and select your project.
- On the Project Dashboard, click Connect.
The modal opens with everything wired up for the branch and role you select.
What you'll see in the widget
| Field | What it is |
|---|---|
| Branch | The branch you're connecting to. Defaults to your project's root branch (main or production). |
| Compute | The compute endpoint serving the branch. Each branch has at least one read-write compute. |
| Database | The Postgres database on that branch. Defaults to neondb if you didn't pick a custom name. |
| Role | The Postgres role you'll authenticate as. Defaults to the role created with the project (for example, neondb_owner). |
| Connection string | The full postgresql://... URL with role, password, host, and database name. |
| Connection pooling toggle | Adds -pooler to the hostname for connection pooling through PgBouncer. |
| Reset password (in role menu) | Generates a new password for the selected role. |
| Save in 1Password | Saves the connection details to 1Password if the browser extension is installed. |
The pooled and direct hostnames differ only by the -pooler suffix. For example:
Direct: ep-cool-darkness-a1b2c3d4.us-east-2.aws.neon.tech
Pooled: ep-cool-darkness-a1b2c3d4-pooler.us-east-2.aws.neon.techThe compute ID (the ep-... segment) is the same in both. See Connection pooling for when to use each.
Individual fields for a.envfile
If your app needs the components separately, copy them from the modal into your .env:
PGHOST=ep-cool-darkness-a1b2c3d4-pooler.us-east-2.aws.neon.tech
PGDATABASE=dbname
PGUSER=alex
PGPASSWORD=AbC123dEf
PGPORT=5432Neon uses the default Postgres port, 5432. See Connect from any app for more.
Looking for code snippets?
The Connect modal also shows ready-to-paste examples for Node.js, Python, Go, Java, Rust, and other languages, with the connection string baked in. Switch the Connection examples dropdown to your language of choice.
Learn about pooled vs direct connections, SNI workarounds, and language-specific notes.