# Ignition Edge database connection **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [March 12, 2019, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-database-connection/23238 "2019-03-12T06:46:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2019, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-database-connection/23238/1 "2019-03-12T06:46:11Z")
I have a project which relies on a sql database connection to lookup data from tables and we’re adding Ignition Edge fallback clients, however I can’t find where to setup database connections from Ignition Egde? ---
**Author:** ![Sanderd17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/sanderd17/32/8735_2.png) [@Sanderd17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sanderd17)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2019, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-database-connection/23238/2 "2019-03-12T06:52:32Z")
This will not be possible I fear. It’s also the reason why we can’t use Edge in any of our projects. We always need a custom DB somewhere. [https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/Ignition+Edge#IgnitionEdge-DatabaseAccess](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/Ignition+Edge#IgnitionEdge-DatabaseAccess) ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2019, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-database-connection/23238/3 "2019-03-12T07:00:04Z")
That’s not nice… However it’s strange, we have fallback clients running at another site but these weren’t installed as Edge; they were installed just as normal Ignition gateways. I might uninstall Edge and try normal Ignition instead. Hopefully the licence still works… Otherwise I’m kind of screwed Edit: nope, the licence doesn’t work (wrong “edition”). I’ll contact sales… ---
**Author:** ![Sanderd17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/sanderd17/32/8735_2.png) [@Sanderd17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sanderd17)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2019, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-database-connection/23238/4 "2019-03-12T07:14:19Z")
Edge is limited on purpose, in order to have a cheaper license. I also find the total lack of DB support quite harsh, but I guess enabling DB support would open back doors to workarounds for the other limitations, making the main license no longer viable. ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2019, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-database-connection/23238/5 "2019-03-12T07:23:26Z")
We have standard, but limited, Ignition clients running on other sites used as fallbacks for $500 each (that’s with the qty 10+ discount) which is 1/3 the price of the edge version. They’re called ‘Local Vision Client Fallback’ licences. Although the naming seems to be somewhat inconsistent… ---
**Author:** ![benjamin.samson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@benjamin.samson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/benjamin.samson)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-database-connection/23238/6 "2020-09-15T21:04:43Z")
Hi Nick, Can you elaborate on this “Local Vision Client Fallback” licence? Is it a special Vision licence (not on the catalog) ? With this, do you have DB support then? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-database-connection/23238/7 "2020-09-15T21:07:39Z")
They’re basically just mini standard ignition gateways so yes they have sql access which was a necessity for us. I think they’ve gone up in price quite a bit though… Perhaps we caught a loophole as this was just prior to edge was available ---
**Author:** ![benjamin.samson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@benjamin.samson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/benjamin.samson)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2020, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-database-connection/23238/8 "2020-09-16T01:05:11Z")
Ok thanks! I will ask my account manager about that.