# Custom/External Database you can use the pre-built available database example in your bot as your need. Read the following carefully to understand the Custom Databases. ## Database Setup ```md SQL Database Setup - Copy the code from the given file from: ./Database Examples/index4mysql.js. - Install the mysql package: `npm i mysql`. - Insert your DB values. and that's it start the bot and it should work. ``` ```md MongoDB Setup - Copy the code from the given file from: ./Database Examples/index4mongo.js. - Install the quickmongo package: npm i quickmongo - Add your connection string in the config file with the following variable: "mongo_url": "your-mongo-connection-string" and that's it start the bot and it should work. ```