diff --git a/src/main/phabricator/base.lisp b/src/main/phabricator/base.lisp
--- a/src/main/phabricator/base.lisp
+++ b/src/main/phabricator/base.lisp
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 (in-package #:forgerie-phabricator)
 
+(defvar *database-host* nil
+  "Database host to access.")
+(defvar *database-port* 3306
+ "Database host to access.")
 (defvar *database-username* nil
  "Username to access the database.  If NIL, will use the current user")
 (defvar *database-password* nil
diff --git a/src/main/phabricator/import.lisp b/src/main/phabricator/import.lisp
--- a/src/main/phabricator/import.lisp
+++ b/src/main/phabricator/import.lisp
@@ -56,8 +56,12 @@
     *query-cache*)))
  (cdr (assoc query *query-cache* :test #'string=)))
 
+; https://github.com/hackinghat/cl-mysql/blob/3fbf6e1421484f64c5bcf2ff3c4b96c6f0414f09/pool.lisp#L283
 (defun initialize ()
- (cl-mysql:connect :user *database-username* :password *database-password*)
+  (if *database-host*
+    (cl-mysql:connect :host *database-host* :port *database-port*
+                      :user *database-username* :password *database-password* )
+  (cl-mysql:connect :user *database-username* :password *database-password*))
  (cl-mysql:query "set names 'utf8'"))
 
 (defun sanitize-address (address)
diff --git a/src/main/phabricator/package.lisp b/src/main/phabricator/package.lisp
--- a/src/main/phabricator/package.lisp
+++ b/src/main/phabricator/package.lisp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 (defpackage #:forgerie-phabricator (:use :cl)
  (:export
-  #:*database-password* #:*database-username* #:*revisions-to-skip* #:*phabricator-location*
-  #:*project-assignment-overrides* #:*repository-overrides*
-  #:*pastes-to-skip* #:*user-overrides* #:*storage-location* #:*confidential-space-phids*
-  #:*included-repositories* #:*staging-repository* #:*email-address-sanitizer*))
+  #:*database-password* #:*database-username* #:*database-host* #:*database-port*
+  #:*revisions-to-skip* #:*phabricator-location* #:*project-assignment-overrides*
+  #:*repository-overrides* #:*pastes-to-skip* #:*user-overrides* #:*storage-location*
+  #:*confidential-space-phids* #:*included-repositories* #:*staging-repository*
+  #:*email-address-sanitizer*))