--- title: "NocoDB architecture" description: "Simple overview of NocoDB architecture" position: 3000 category: "Engineering" menuTitle: "NocoDB architecture" --- By default, if `NC_DB` is not specified, then SQLite will be used to store your meta data. We suggest users to separate the meta data and user data in different databases. <!-- TODO: update diagram --> <img src="../architecture.png" style="background: white;border-radius:4px;padding :10px"> | Project Type | Metadata stored in | Data stored in | |---------|-----------|--------| | Create new project | NC_DB | NC_DB | | Create new project with External Database | NC_DB | External Database | | Create new project from Excel | NC_DB | NC_DB |