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# Connect Base44 to an On-Prem Database

Video·23 September 2026·11 min 23 sec

Base44 builds the application, but it needs an endpoint it can reach — not a SQL Server inside your network. Here DreamFactory serves that database as a REST API with a read-only role and a scoped key, registered in Base44 as a custom integration. The resulting logistics dashboard goes well past a data table: related records, filtering, maps, and analytics broken down by customer and by driver.

## What you’ll learn

* Registering a DreamFactory REST API as a Base44 custom integration
* Reaching an on-prem SQL Server without a direct database connection
* Working with related records, filters and maps on live data
* Building per-customer and per-driver analytics in Base44

## Frequently asked questions

### Can Base44 connect to an external or on-premise database?

Through a custom integration, yes. Base44 cannot open a database connection into your network, but it can call an HTTPS API you register with it. In this video that API is generated by DreamFactory over an on-prem SQL Server.

### How do I add a custom API integration in Base44?

The API is registered as a custom integration and then used like any other data source in the app builder. Because DreamFactory generates documentation from the live schema, the available tables, fields and filters are discoverable rather than guessed at.

### Can a Base44 app handle related records from an on-prem database?

Yes. The generated API exposes relationships from the underlying schema, so the dashboard built in this video resolves related records and supports filtering, maps and per-customer and per-driver breakdowns — all against the on-prem database.

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