diff --git a/lolafect/connections.py b/lolafect/connections.py
index 40c450f..250c389 100644
--- a/lolafect/connections.py
+++ b/lolafect/connections.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ from prefect import task
 from prefect.triggers import all_finished
 from trino.auth import BasicAuthentication
 import trino
+import pymysql
+import sshtunnel
 
 from lolafect.defaults import DEFAULT_TRINO_HTTP_SCHEME
 
@@ -57,3 +59,86 @@ def close_trino_connection(trino_connection: trino.dbapi.Connection) -> None:
         logger.info("Trino connection closed successfully.")
         return
     logger.info("No connection received.")
+
+
+@task(log_stdout=True, nout=2)
+def connect_to_dw(use_ssh_tunnel):
+    print("Connecting to DW")
+    import pymysql
+
+    mysql_host = LOLACONFIG.DW_CREDENTIALS["host"]
+    tunnel = None
+    if use_ssh_tunnel:
+        print("Going to open an SSH tunnel.")
+        from sshtunnel import SSHTunnelForwarder
+
+        temp_file_path = "temp"
+        try:
+            boto3.client("s3").download_file(
+                LOLACONFIG.S3_BUCKET_NAME,
+                LOLACONFIG.SSH_TUNNEL_CREDENTIALS["path_to_ssh_pkey"],
+                temp_file_path,
+            )
+            tunnel = SSHTunnelForwarder(
+                ssh_host=(
+                    LOLACONFIG.SSH_TUNNEL_CREDENTIALS["ssh_jumphost"],
+                    LOLACONFIG.SSH_TUNNEL_CREDENTIALS["ssh_port"],
+                ),
+                ssh_username=LOLACONFIG.SSH_TUNNEL_CREDENTIALS["ssh_username"],
+                ssh_pkey=temp_file_path,
+                remote_bind_address=(
+                    LOLACONFIG.DW_CREDENTIALS["host"],
+                    LOLACONFIG.DW_CREDENTIALS["port"],
+                ),
+                local_bind_address=("127.0.0.1", LOLACONFIG.DW_CREDENTIALS["port"]),
+                ssh_private_key_password=LOLACONFIG.SSH_TUNNEL_CREDENTIALS[
+                    "ssh_pkey_password"
+                ],
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise e
+        finally:
+            # No matter what happens above, we always must delete the temp copy of the key
+            os.remove(temp_file_path)
+
+        tunnel.start()
+        print("SSH tunnel is now open.")
+        mysql_host = "127.0.0.1"
+
+    db_connection = pymysql.connect(
+        host=mysql_host,
+        port=LOLACONFIG.DW_CREDENTIALS["port"],
+        user=LOLACONFIG.DW_CREDENTIALS["user"],
+        password=LOLACONFIG.DW_CREDENTIALS["password"],
+        database="dw_xl",
+    )
+
+    # Customizing this attributes to retrieve them later in the flow
+    db_connection.raw_user = LOLACONFIG.DW_CREDENTIALS["user"]
+    db_connection.raw_password = LOLACONFIG.DW_CREDENTIALS["password"]
+
+    print("Connected to DW.")
+
+    return db_connection, tunnel
+
+
+@task(log_stdout=True, trigger=all_finished)
+def close_dw_connection(dw_connection):
+    import pymysql
+
+    if isinstance(dw_connection, pymysql.Connection):
+        dw_connection.close()
+        print("DW connection closed successfully.")
+        return
+    print("No connection received.")
+
+
+@task(log_stdout=True, trigger=all_finished)
+def close_ssh_tunnel(ssh_tunnel):
+    from sshtunnel import SSHTunnelForwarder
+
+    if isinstance(ssh_tunnel, SSHTunnelForwarder):
+        ssh_tunnel.stop()
+        print("SSH tunnel closed successfully.")
+        return
+    print("No connection received.")
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