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title: VPC peering on AWS | Tiger Data Docs
description: Secure your Managed Service for TimescaleDB instance with VPC peering on AWS
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You can configure VPC peering for your Managed Service for TimescaleDB project using VPC on AWS.

## Before you begin

- Set up a VPC peering for your project in MST. See [Configure VPC peering](/docs/deploy/mst/vpc-peering/vpc-peering/index.md).
- In your AWS console, go to `My Account` and make a note of your `account ID`.
- In your AWS console, go to `Peering connections`, find the VPC that you want to connect, and make a note of the ID for that VPC.

## Configuring a VPC peering

1. **Select the VPC connection**

   In [MST Console](https://portal.managed.timescale.com/login), click `VPC` and select the VPC connection that you created.

2. **Enter your AWS account ID**

   Type the account ID of your AWS account in `AWS Account ID`.

3. **Enter your AWS VPC ID**

   Type the ID of the VPC in AWS in `AWS VPC ID`.

4. **Add the peering connection**

   Click `Add peering connection`. A new connection with a status of `Pending Acceptance` is listed in your AWS console. Verify that the account ID and VPC ID match those listed in MST Console.

5. **Accept the request in AWS**

   In the AWS console, go to `Actions` and select `Accept Request`. Update your AWS route tables to match your Aiven CIDR settings.

   After you accept the request in AWS Console, the peering connection is active in the MST portal.