By default, if `NC_DB` is not specified upon [installation](/getting-started/installation), then SQLite will be used to store metadata. We suggest users to separate the metadata and user data in different databases as pictured in our [architecture](/engineering/architecture).
description: 'A complete import of your Airtable to any MySQL, Postgres, SQLite and SQL server databases within minutes'
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NocoDB offers a streamlined process for seamlessly transferring your Airtable database to various database management systems, including MySQL, Postgres and SQLite, in just a matter of minutes. This feature is particularly useful for users who wish to migrate their Airtable database to a more robust and scalable database management system.
Grid View, as a default type of view, allows you to display your data in a spreadsheet-like interface using rows and columns. Rows are as referred to as records and columns as fields in NocoDB.
Gallery View allows you to display images as thumbnails with other fields just like a gallery. This view type is ideal for viewing images in a gallery-like interface. Like in Gallery, you can also perform various operations on the gallery view, such as sorting, filtering, grouping, and searching. You can also export the data in the gallery view to CSV or Excel format. This section will cover all the operations that can be performed on the gallery view.
Kanban View allows you to visualise your data using cards as part of various stacks on the board. You can easily rearrange the cards by dragging and dropping them to different stacks. This section will cover all the operations that can be performed on the Kanban view.