Grant Team Access to a Database - Infisical

This guide walks through giving your team secure access to a production PostgreSQL database.

Prerequisites

Product Admin access
A PostgreSQL database reachable from your Gateway
Database credentials (username and password)

Steps

<Steps> <Step title="Create a Folder"> Create a [folder](/documentation/platform/pam/folders/overview) for the [accounts](/documentation/platform/pam/accounts/overview) your team needs to access.

1. Go to **Privileged Access Management → Accounts**
2. Click **Create Folder**
3. Name it based on who needs access (e.g., `backend-team`, `checkout-service`)
4. Click **Create**

</Step> <Step title="(Optional) Create a Custom Template"> The default `postgres` [template](/documentation/platform/pam/templates/overview) works for most cases. If you need stricter rules:

1. Go to **Account Templates** and click **Create Template**
2. Select **PostgreSQL** as the type and configure your access policy
3. Click **Create**

</Step> <Step title="Add the Database Account"> 1. Click **Add Account** 2. Select your folder and template 3. Fill in your database connection details and credentials 4. Click **Create** </Step> <Step title="Grant Your Team Access"> 1. Open your folder 2. Go to the **Permissions** tab 3. Click **Assign Access** 4. Select your team and set the role to **Connector** 5. Click **Add**

<Tip>
To let someone manage the folder day-to-day, grant them **Admin** instead of Connector.
</Tip>

</Step> <Step title="Connect"> Your team can now connect from **My Access** — either in the browser or using the CLI proxy.

1. Go to **Privileged Access Management → My Access**
2. Find the account and click **Launch**

</Step> </Steps>

Adding More Databases

To add another database, open the folder and click Add Account. Your team will automatically have access since they already have folder permissions.

Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={2}> <Card title="SSH Certificate Auth" icon="key" href="/documentation/platform/pam/guides/ssh-certificate-auth"> Set up secure SSH access with certificates. </Card> <Card title="Sessions" icon="display" href="/documentation/platform/pam/sessions/overview"> View and manage team sessions. </Card> </CardGroup>