# Questions about OPC server

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/questions-about-opc-server/64895>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [October 6, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/questions-about-opc-server/64895 "2022-10-06T13:15:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![zacharyw.larson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/zacharyw.larson/32/23749_2.png) [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/questions-about-opc-server/64895/1 "2022-10-06T13:15:35Z")

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Do most people set the OPC server to read only?

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**Author:** ![diat150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/questions-about-opc-server/64895/2 "2022-10-06T13:23:36Z")

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I would say no. I would imagine most industries both read and write.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/c/c985ea71ed53a8f212f3920ddf03fe05249170b8.png) [@system](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/questions-about-opc-server/64895/3 "2022-10-13T14:15:46Z")

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