===Accessing MySQL server on your N99panel VPS via NodeJS=== 

**Step 1 :** Enable remote access for MySQL server using the documentation at [[:mysql:standalone|MySQL Remote Access]] . You **do not need to open port 3306** unless you require to provide access to the outside world.

**Step 2 :** Refer to steps 4 and 5 of the above mentioned documentation, and add the following value in the 'Additional Access Hosts' field. 

<code>
172.16.26.%
</code>

**Step 3 :** In your NodeJS codebase or in the concerned .env file, use the value **172.16.26.1** as the DB Host

Using the above steps, your NodeJS App should be able to access MySQL server on the N99panel VPS.