> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://honeydew.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Holistics

Holistics connects to Honeydew via JDBC connection, using the **Presto** protocol.

## Setting up a new Data Source

Holistics data sources are mapped to a Honeydew workspace and branch

<Tip>
  It is recommended to use an [API Key](/access-control/api-keys) for setting up the connection.
</Tip>

1. In the main menu, go to **Data Sources** and then click **New Data Source**
2. Choose **PrestoDB** as the **Database type**
3. Set a unique **Display Name** for the database (e.g. "Honeydew")
4. Set the **Connection mode** to **Direct Connection**
5. Set **Host** to `jdbc.honeydew.cloud` and **Port** to `443`
6. Set **Database Name** to `<workspace>__<branch>` value, based on the Honeydew `workspace` and `branch` you would like to connect to.
   Omit the branch value if connecting to `prod`.
   For example, for workspace `tpch`, branch `prod`, the value would be: `tpch`.
   And for workspace `tpch`,  branch `dev`, it would be `tpch__dev`.
7. Set **Username** to the API key (or a Honeydew username), and **Password** to the API secret
   (or to the user's password in Honeydew).
8. Switch the **Require SSL** toggle to **On**
9. Click **Test Connection**
10. Once the connection is successful, click **Save**

<Note>
  If your organization uses a custom hostname for the JDBC connection,
  you can locate it in the Honeydew UI, under the **JDBC** section in **Settings**.
</Note>

You can now create a run queries or create reports on top of the Honeydew database connection, using the Holistics user interface.

## Metadata Sync

Honeydew support for Holistics semantic model metadata sync is in preview. For more information, please contact [support@honeydew.ai](mailto:support@honeydew.ai).