# Connecting to Azure SQL with the Redirect policy

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-to-azure-sql-with-the-redirect-policy/110001>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [August 20, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-to-azure-sql-with-the-redirect-policy/110001 "2025-08-20T19:37:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-to-azure-sql-with-the-redirect-policy/110001/1 "2025-08-20T19:37:53Z")

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I'm connecting Ignition to an Azure SQL database instance that uses the [Redirect policy](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-ca/azure/azure-sql/database/connectivity-architecture?view=azuresql#connection-policy). Microsoft recommends connecting using port 1433 when using Redirect, which is currently working from Ignition.

I noticed that the Ignition [documentation](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/platform/database-connections/connecting-to-databases/connecting-to-microsoft-azure-sql) recommends connecting via port 3306 when using Redirect, but when doing this Ignition cannot connect to the database. Port 3306 isn't mentioned anywhere in Microsoft's documentation (or seemingly _anywhere_ with regards to this, except in the Ignition documentation page I linked). Is this intentional or is the documentation incorrect?