# Sugar Serve authentication

> To be able to create a connection, you need to have the following credentials:

## Prerequisites

To be able to create a connection, you need to have the following credentials:

* Your Sugar Serve Site URL (for example, `https://site_url.sugarcrm.com`).
* The username for your Sugar account
* The password for your Sugar account.

For more information on authenticating with Sugar, refer to the [Getting started page](https://support.sugarcrm.com/Documentation/Sugar_Versions/11.2/Ent/Application_Guide/Getting_Started/).

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Please reach out to your system administrator for assistance on your instance URL or login credentials.
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## Add the Sugar connection

To create a connection to your Sugar instance, you need to perform the following steps:

1. Select Orchestrator from the product launcher.
2. Select a folder, and then navigate to the **Connections** tab.
3. Select **Add connection**.
4. To open the connection creation page, select the connector from the list. You can use the search bar to find the connector.
5. Enter your standard credentials and select **Connect**.

   For any secret-type field, you can select the menu next to the field and choose **Use credential asset** to reference an Orchestrator credential asset linked to an external vault instead of entering the value directly. For more information, see [Use credential assets for connections](credential-store-connections.md).

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6. The app asks for your permission to read, write, modify, and delete Sugar Serve data on your behalf.