title: Can I use database IP address instead of hostname in JDBC connector?
body: <p>Currently none of my hostnames are resolving to my server which uses no-ip DDNS related to <a href="https://www.noip.com/blog/2014/06/30/ips-formal-statement-microsoft-takedown/" rel="nofollow">this</a> issue. Is it possible to use the server IP address instead of the DDNS domain name in the <code>JDBC</code> connector?</p>
  
  <pre><code>private static final String driver = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver", host = "jdbc://mysql:no-ip.hostname/", dbName = "databaseName", username = "username", password = "password";
  Connection conn = (Connection) DriverManager.getConnection(host + dbName, username, password);
  </code></pre>