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Add warning about renaming connections #6450

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Expand Up @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Please consider the following actions, as the steps you take will depend on the

- The initial clean-up of your connection list
- Delete unused connections with 0 environments.
- Rename connections with a temporary, descriptive naming scheme to better understand where each is used
- Rename connections with a temporary, descriptive naming scheme to better understand where each is used [^1]

<Lightbox src="/img/docs/dbt-cloud/cloud-configuring-dbt-cloud/connections-post-rollout-2.png" width="60%" title="Post initial clean-up"/>

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Be sure to allow traffic from these IPs in your firewall, and include them in any database grants.

Allowing these IP addresses only enables the connection to your <Term id="data-warehouse" />. However, you might want to send API requests from your restricted network to the dbt Cloud API. Using the dbt Cloud API requires allowing the `cloud.getdbt.com` subdomain. For more on the dbt Cloud architecture, see [Deployment architecture](/docs/cloud/about-cloud/architecture).

[^1] Renaming Redshift, PostgreSQL, and AlloyDB connections that use an [SSH tunnel](/docs/cloud/connect-data-platform/connect-redshift-postgresql-alloydb#connecting-via-an-ssh-tunnel) changes the public SSH key. You must copy the new SSH key to the Bastion server, or your jobs will fail. We recommend against renaming connections in this scenario to prevent service disruptions.
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