# Whitelist twitch.tv for my mongodb

**URL:** <https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/whitelist-twitch-tv-for-my-mongodb/46948>\
**Category:** Extensions\
**Created:** [August 16, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/whitelist-twitch-tv-for-my-mongodb/46948 "2023-08-16T18:41:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/whitelist-twitch-tv-for-my-mongodb/46948/1 "2023-08-16T18:41:37Z")

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Hi there,

I have a backend hosted on AWS that is used for my twitch extension. The mongodb is running on an EC2 Instance, and I use it to make API calls to store things in the database running on the ec2 instance.

I want to improve the security of this DB by whitelisting ‘[twitch.tv](http://twitch.tv)’ on AWS as in the security groups, as a source IP to enter my database port xxxx. Are these the normal steps one would go through to secure their db?

I’m open up to discussion on this, since I am currently in effort to increase the security.