# Ignition installation **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [January 29, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-installation/1466 "2010-01-29T17:41:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![adamabelew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/97f17d/32.png) [@adamabelew](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/adamabelew)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-installation/1466/1 "2010-01-29T17:41:23Z")
First I want to say Great Work, Guys. Ignition loks great and I look forward to using in the future. I do have an initial question. Is it mandatory to have a database installed and connected? Is it possible to just have the OPC Server and an FPMI client? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-installation/1466/2 "2010-01-29T18:32:00Z")
> [@adamabelew](#): > > First I want to say Great Work, Guys. Ignition loks great and I look forward to using in the future. Thanks! > [@adamabelew](#): > > Is it mandatory to have a database installed and connected? Is it possible to just have the OPC Server and an FPMI client? No, you certainly don't have to have a database installed. Your Ignition Vision clients can just use OPC data directly through the new internal SQLTags provider - no database required. ---
**Author:** ![nathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@nathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nathan)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-installation/1466/3 "2010-01-30T01:51:23Z")
In fact, the free “Panel Edition” is designed around the no-database concept. Like Carl said, just use SQLTags to interact with your PLC(s) directly!