Database suggestion

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Hello, everyone!
I’m building a WhatsApp bot with n8n and need a way to store client data like phone numbers and private information. I’ve heard about SQLite in n8n but don’t know how to access it or if it’s suitable.

Any suggestions? It’s a small project with limited data and budget.
I’m using a trial self hosted n8n.

Information on your n8n setup

  • n8n version: stable latest
  • Database (default: SQLite):
  • n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main):
  • **Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app):**n8n cloud
  • **Operating system:**W11
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Hi @eduazzolin, welcome to the community!

If you are new to databases, you wouldn’t want your first dabble to be with production or sensitive data.

I would recommend using baserow or air table.

Or if you actually want to use a “real” database, you can use something like google Firestore and that is also very beginner-friendly.

Hope that helps

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Hey, thanks for the tip!
I’m used to databases and SQL, but mostly with those for data warehousing, such as Google BigQuery, which I believe wouldn’t fit for this purpose…
I’ll take look at google Firestore, since it’s also from Google.

Thanks!!

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