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Using RDBMS storage in oxd#

oxd can be configured with any RDBMS for saving data in own persistence. The RDMS configuration in oxd is same for all relational database.

Relational database configuration in oxd#

Follow below steps to use Mysql or Postgres or any other relational database as storage in oxd-server.

  1. Copy the database driver jar file in /opt/oxd-server/lib directory of installed oxd-server. For exmaple to use Mysql database as storage in oxd add mysql-connector-<version>.jar in /opt/oxd-server/lib.

  2. Set following fields in /opt/oxd-server/conf/oxd-server.yml file of installed oxd-server:

    • storage set this field jdbc to configure any relational database to oxd.

    storage_configuration Field Descriptions#

    • driver set driver class name of the choosen database. Example com.mysql.jdbc.Driver is the driver class for Mysql database.

    • jdbcUrl set jdbc url of the database

    • username set database username

    • password set database password

    Mysql storage configuration sample:

    ```
storage: jdbc
storage_configuration
  driver: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
  jdbcUrl: jdbc:mysql://<hostname>:3306/<database_name>
  username: oxd_username
  password: oxd_password
```

    Postgres storage configuration sample:

    ```
storage: jdbc
storage_configuration
  driver: org.postgresql.Driver
  jdbcUrl: jdbc:postgresql://<hostname>:5432/<database_name>
  username: oxd_username
  password: oxd_password
```
    1. Restart oxd-server. After the server is restarted it will use configured database as storage.