diff --git a/packages/api/.env-portal b/packages/api/.env-portal
index fff5cd187..5c0d183b9 100644
--- a/packages/api/.env-portal
+++ b/packages/api/.env-portal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 DEVMODE=1
 
-CONNECTIONS=mysql,postgres,mongo,mongo2
+CONNECTIONS=mysql,postgres,mongo,mongo2,mysqlssh
 
 LABEL_mysql=MySql localhost
 SERVER_mysql=localhost
@@ -24,4 +24,17 @@ LABEL_mongo2=Mongo Server
 SERVER_mongo2=localhost
 ENGINE_mongo2=mongo@dbgate-plugin-mongo
 
+LABEL_mysqlssh=MySql SSH
+SERVER_mysqlssh=localhost
+USER_mysqlssh=root
+PASSWORD_mysqlssh=xxx
+PORT_mysqlssh=3316
+ENGINE_mysqlssh=mysql@dbgate-plugin-mysql
+USE_SSH_mysqlssh=1
+SSH_HOST_mysqlssh=demo.dbgate.org
+SSH_PORT_mysqlssh=22
+SSH_MODE_mysqlssh=userPassword
+SSH_LOGIN_mysqlssh=root
+SSH_PASSWORD_mysqlssh=xxx
+
 # docker run -p 3000:3000 -e CONNECTIONS=mongo -e URL_mongo=mongodb://localhost:27017 -e ENGINE_mongo=mongo@dbgate-plugin-mongo -e LABEL_mongo=mongo dbgate/dbgate:beta
diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/connections.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/connections.js
index ee71c169d..cf5fb3d5b 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/connections.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/connections.js
@@ -53,6 +53,16 @@ function getPortalCollections() {
       defaultDatabase: process.env[`DATABASE_${id}`],
       singleDatabase: !!process.env[`DATABASE_${id}`],
       displayName: process.env[`LABEL_${id}`],
+
+      // SSH tunnel
+      useSshTunnel: process.env[`USE_SSH_${id}`],
+      sshHost: process.env[`SSH_HOST_${id}`],
+      sshPort: process.env[`SSH_PORT_${id}`],
+      sshMode: process.env[`SSH_MODE_${id}`],
+      sshLogin: process.env[`SSH_LOGIN_${id}`],
+      sshPassword: process.env[`SSH_PASSWORD_${id}`],
+      sshKeyfile: process.env[`SSH_KEY_FILE_${id}`],
+      sshKeyfilePassword: process.env[`SSH_KEY_FILE_PASSWORD_${id}`],
     }));
     console.log('Using connections from ENV variables:');
     console.log(JSON.stringify(connections.map(pickSafeConnectionInfo), undefined, 2));