# Stash Latest (2.12) : How do I change the external database password

Created by mwatson, last modified by pwatson on Apr 24, 2013

You can change the password the Stash uses to connect to an external database, however you don't do this from the Stash Administration area – you must follow the procedure described below.

Related pages:

- Connecting Stash to an external database

To change the password that Stash uses when connecting to an external database:

1. Stop Stash, on Windows, or on Linux and Mac.
2. Get your database administrator to change the password on your database.

3. Go to your Stash home directory.

   Edit the `stash-config.properties` file to change the line that looks like:

       jdbc.password=MY_PASSWORD

   replacing `MY_PASSWORD` with your new database password.

4. Restart Stash, on Windows, or on Linux and Mac.