Create a TCP connection with SSL certificates when using Node.js

Open a TCP connection to Cloud SQL for MySQL by using the Node.js npm mysql module with SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates.

Code sample

Node.js

To authenticate to Cloud SQL for MySQL, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

const mysql = require('promise-mysql');
const fs = require('fs');

// createTcpPool initializes a TCP connection pool for a Cloud SQL
// instance of MySQL.
const createTcpPool = async config => {
  // Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
  // secure - consider a more secure solution such as
  // Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
  // keep secrets safe.
  const dbConfig = {
    host: process.env.INSTANCE_HOST, // e.g. '127.0.0.1'
    port: process.env.DB_PORT, // e.g. '3306'
    user: process.env.DB_USER, // e.g. 'my-db-user'
    password: process.env.DB_PASS, // e.g. 'my-db-password'
    database: process.env.DB_NAME, // e.g. 'my-database'
    // ... Specify additional properties here.
    ...config,
  };

  // (OPTIONAL) Configure SSL certificates
  // For deployments that connect directly to a Cloud SQL instance without
  // using the Cloud SQL Proxy, configuring SSL certificates will ensure the
  // connection is encrypted.
  if (process.env.DB_ROOT_CERT) {
    dbConfig.ssl = {
      sslmode: 'verify-full',
      ca: fs.readFileSync(process.env.DB_ROOT_CERT), // e.g., '/path/to/my/server-ca.pem'
      key: fs.readFileSync(process.env.DB_KEY), // e.g. '/path/to/my/client-key.pem'
      cert: fs.readFileSync(process.env.DB_CERT), // e.g. '/path/to/my/client-cert.pem'
    };
  }

  // Establish a connection to the database.
  return mysql.createPool(dbConfig);
};

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