## Connecting to a fabric

### Overview

The developer tools connect to a fabric using the connection information you specified for it in the Fabric Details dialog.

### Procedure

To connect to a fabric:

1. In Fabric Explorer, select the fabric to which you want to connect, then right-click it to open the context menu.

2. Select Connect.

   An expand arrow () appears next to the fabric you selected in Fabric Explorer.

3. Click () to expand the fabric's tree and browse its containers, profiles, and versions.

   From here, you can create and deploy new containers or modify existing ones by assigning them new profiles or modified versions of existing profiles.

### Related topics

Adding fabric details