> **Experimental**
>
> `@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha` is an [**experimental**](/stability) (alpha) package: its API may change in any release, without a major version bump.
# DatabaseOptions

Properties for accessing a Redshift database.

- Stability: [Experimental](/cdk/api/stability.html)
- Source: [`lib/database-options.ts`](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/blob/v2.275.0-alpha.0/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/database-options.ts#L7)

## Example

```ts
// The code below shows an example of how to instantiate this type.
// The values are placeholders you should change.
import * as redshift_alpha from '@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha';
import { aws_secretsmanager as secretsmanager } from 'aws-cdk-lib';

declare const cluster: redshift_alpha.Cluster;
declare const secret: secretsmanager.Secret;
const databaseOptions: redshift_alpha.DatabaseOptions = {
  cluster: cluster,
  databaseName: 'databaseName',

  // the properties below are optional
  adminUser: secret,
};
```

## Properties

- `adminUser`: [ISecret](/cdk/api/v2/docs/aws-cdk-lib.aws_secretsmanager.ISecret.html) — The secret containing credentials to a Redshift user with administrator privileges.

  **Default:** the admin secret is taken from the cluster

  Secret JSON schema: `{ username: string; password: string }`.

- `cluster`: [ICluster](/cdk/api/v2/docs/@aws-cdk_aws-redshift-alpha.ICluster.html) (required) — The cluster containing the database.

- `databaseName`: string (required) — The name of the database.