# Writing to Database (through MQTT Recorder) Directly from MQTT Engine without MQTT Transmission

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-to-database-through-mqtt-recorder-directly-from-mqtt-engine-without-mqtt-transmission/38924>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [September 22, 2020, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-to-database-through-mqtt-recorder-directly-from-mqtt-engine-without-mqtt-transmission/38924 "2020-09-22T09:41:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![aamrc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@aamrc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aamrc)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-to-database-through-mqtt-recorder-directly-from-mqtt-engine-without-mqtt-transmission/38924/1 "2020-09-22T09:41:07Z")

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Hi,

I’m very new to Ignition, and am trying to setup data storage to my MariaDB database without requiring to open Ignition Designer and setting each tags `History Enabled` to `true`.

Is it possible to:

1. Set up so that every tag by default is has `History Enabled = true` and set a default `Storage Provider` (my database).

2. Write directly from MQTT Engine to MQTT Recorder without the need of configuring a tag and using MQTT Transmission.

Kind Regards  
Art