# kdb+[¶](https://doc.dataiku.com/dss/latest/connecting/kdbplus.html#kdb "Permalink to this headline")

Warning

**Tier 2 support**: Connection to kdb+ is Experimental and not fully supported

DSS has experimental support for reading tables from kdb+

## Installing support[¶](https://doc.dataiku.com/dss/latest/connecting/kdbplus.html#installing-support "Permalink to this headline")

In order to enable support for kdb+, you must install the “kdb+” plugin. Please follow instructions from Installing plugins

## Creating a kdb+ connection[¶](https://doc.dataiku.com/dss/latest/connecting/kdbplus.html#creating-a-kdb-connection "Permalink to this headline")

* Create a new “Other databases (JDBC)” connection

* In driver class, use “kx.jdbc.jdbc”

* In URL, use “jdbc:q:HOST:PORT”

* In Dialect, use “kdb+”

You can now use kdb+ as a normal SQL database and create SQL datasets on it. Note that you can either write direct SQL or q code by prefixing your query by q)
