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Asked: 2026-05-31T00:32:38+00:00

Is it possible to do the following?: I have a local Mac running OS

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Is it possible to do the following?:

I have a local Mac running OS X Lion with a MySQL Server installed which runs different processes regularly and stores data into a local DB.

On the other hand I have an Amazon EC2 instance.

What I would like to do is to use the Amazon instance to perform certain cronjobs (using its own resources) but connecting to the data that is on my localhost (my computer) and performing basic SQL actions like updating the data, inserting, etc.

I don’t know if this helps, but I have a static IP. Is there any way I can “open” my IP so the Amazon instance can recognize my home computer as a valid MySQL server?

Thanks for your help, any tip in the right direction will be much appreciated.

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  1. Editorial Team

    If your EC2 instance is connecting to your local db you’ll need a static IP locally. Well not need… but if you don’t have it anytime you reset your router or loose power etc your ip will change. You can look into Dynamic DNS as well for your local instance.

    Your ISP will not block your port on your local instance. This would be a firewall inside your network that is preventing you from connecting to mysql or a configuration with mysql itself. Users can only connect to mysql from certain IP addresses.

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