Connecting to Hazelcast Cloud with Hazelcast CLC
To use the Hazelcast CLC with Hazelcast Cloud, you can download a preconfigured client. You don’t need to do any configuration.
The configuration file in a sample client provides the Hazelcast CLC with with the correct connection credentials.
Before you Begin
You need the following:
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Hazelcast CLC 
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A Cloud cluster 
| You can find all connection credentials, such as the cluster name and discovery token, in the Cloud console. For details, see Connecting to Cloud Clusters. | 
Connecting to Clusters
Make sure that your cluster is running before you start.
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Sign in to Cloud and select your cluster. 
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From the cluster dashboard, click CLI to open the Quick Connection Guide for the Hazelcast CLC client. 
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Run the clc config importcommand in step 2. This command updates the cluster configuration on your local machine.
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Run the clc -c pr-<CLUSTER_ID>command in step 3 to connect to your cluster using the Hazelcast CLC.CLC will start in the interactive mode, and you should see a CLC prompt. 
| The Hazelcast CLC connects to the cluster on demand, that is when you issue a command that requires the connection, such as running a SQL query. |