> Question about the underlying SaaS product. I'm not understanding how a database client on the cloud can connect to a database server on my own machine? OP a

> Question about the underlying SaaS product. I'm not understanding how a database client on the cloud can connect to a database server on my own machine? OP and founder of JackDB[1] (the SaaS product referred to) here. The majority of people using JackDB connect to cloud hosted databases such as Heroku Postgres or Amazon RDS. As they're designed for access across the internet, no special configuration is necessary for them. To connect to a database on your local machine or local network you would need to set up your firewall to allow inbound connections from our NATed IP. More network details available at [2]. [1]: http://www.jackdb.com/ http://www.jackdb.com/ [2]: http://www.jackdb.com/docs/security/networking.html http://www.jackdb.com/docs/security/networking.html