The Spotfire database stores the information that the Spotfire Server needs to control the Spotfire environment, including users, groups, licenses, preferences, shared analyses, and system configuration data.

The Spotfire Server requires access to a relational database management server to store the Spotfire database in.

You must have a database server up and running, preferably on a dedicated computer, before installing Spotfire Server. The Spotfire environment supports a couple of different database systems. For details on which database versions are supported, see the Spotfire Server System Requirements.