# dbt Cloud CLI - Connect to multiple hosts

**URL:** <https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/dbt-cloud-cli-connect-to-multiple-hosts/14075>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** dbt-cloud\
**Created:** [July 5, 2024, 10:57am UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/dbt-cloud-cli-connect-to-multiple-hosts/14075 "2024-07-05T10:57:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 10:57am UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/dbt-cloud-cli-connect-to-multiple-hosts/14075/1 "2024-07-05T10:57:24Z")

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## The problem I’m having

I am trying to use dbt Cloud CLI to work on two different projects on two different dbt Cloud accounts (different organisations).

I have downloaded two `dbt_cloud.yml` files and I added a `dbt-cloud` section in `dbt_project.yml` like the one below, pointing each project to the right id in dbt Cloud:

```yaml
dbt-cloud:
  project-id: <id_to_the_actual_project> 

```

One project works fine, but for the other object, I am getting:

```auto
Encountered an error loading configuration: dbt_cloud.yml does not contain a project definition with project-id: `12345678732425` and account-host: `cloud.getdbt.com`

```

Running `dbt environment show` I can see that the `Active host name` is set to `cloud.getdbt.com`, while for this specific organisation, it should be set to something like `zr123.us1.dbt.com`.

## The context of why I’m trying to do this

I work for multiple organisation having different dbt Cloud tenants and I jump between them multiple times per day, so I need to be able to point the CLI to the right tenant for the right project.

## What I’ve already tried

I can see that `Active host name` seems to be set by the `context` section in `dbt_cloud.yml`:

```yaml
version: "1"
context:
  active-host: "cloud.getdbt.com"
  active-project: "1234567890"

```

If I merge the two `dbt_cloud.yml` into one (having multiple projects in the `projects` section) and then manually change `active-host` to be the right one for the current project, I can make both projects work, but obviously this is not a solution since I need to manually edit `dbt_cloud.yml` every time I switch.

I have also tried to have each `dbt_cloud.yml` files inside the project folders, but the dbt Cloud CLI still seems to source its config from the one inside my user directory (`C:\Users\myname\.dbt\dbt_cloud.yml`).

What I need is to have dbt Cloud CLI to either of the following:

- Pick the right `dbt_cloud.yml` file for each project (maybe checking for the files in multiple locations?)
- Pick the right “active host” based on the “project id” I have in `dbt_project.yml`.

All in all, it would be very good to have some documentation on how dbt Cloud CLI chooses its settings: the [current documentation](https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/cloud/configure-cloud-cli) is very barebones and doesn’t seem to cover my case.