# What's the database that Five uses?

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**Category:** How do I?\
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**Created:** [November 7, 2022, 1:24am UTC](https://www.five.org/t/whats-the-database-that-five-uses/127 "2022-11-07T01:24:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Backend\_Doctor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@Backend\_Doctor](https://www.five.org/u/Backend_Doctor)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 1:24am UTC](https://www.five.org/t/whats-the-database-that-five-uses/127/1 "2022-11-07T01:24:33Z")

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It appears like Five is using some kind of relational database. Is this a proprietary database or something open-source?

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**Author:** ![Jo-Anne](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.five.org/jo-anne/32/45_2.png) [@Jo-Anne](https://www.five.org/u/Jo-Anne)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 1:37am UTC](https://www.five.org/t/whats-the-database-that-five-uses/127/2 "2022-11-07T01:37:13Z")

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Hi Backend\_Doctor,

Five uses the open source edition of MySQL for all applications you create in Five. The reason being is many of the world’s largest and fastest-growing organizations including Facebook, Twitter, [Booking.com](http://Booking.com), and Verizon rely on MySQL as it is a proven robust database solution.

Five integrates seamlessly with MySQL so you do not need to interact directly with the database server.

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**Author:** ![Backend\_Doctor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@Backend\_Doctor](https://www.five.org/u/Backend_Doctor)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://www.five.org/t/whats-the-database-that-five-uses/127/3 "2022-11-07T01:53:36Z")

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Thank you @Jo-Anne I appreciate it. MySQL is a very popular database solution, so I’m glad to hear that Five integrates well with it.