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#### Step 2. Configure ThingsBoard Database #### Step 2. Configure ThingsBoard Database
ThingsBoard Edge supports SQL and hybrid database approaches. ThingsBoard Edge supports SQL and hybrid database approaches.
In this guide we will use SQL only.
For hybrid details please follow official installation instructions from the ThingsBoard documentation site.
### PostgresSql ### PostgresSql
ThingsBoard Edge uses PostgreSQL database as a local storage. ThingsBoard Edge uses PostgreSQL database as a local storage.
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#### Step 3. Choose Queue Service #### Step 3. Choose Queue Service
ThingsBoard Edge is able to use different messaging systems/brokers for storing the messages and communication between ThingsBoard services. ThingsBoard Edge supports only Kafka or in-memory queue (since v4.0) for message storage and communication between ThingsBoard services.
How to choose the right queue implementation? How to choose the right queue implementation?
In Memory queue implementation is built-in and default. It is useful for development(PoC) environments and is not suitable for production deployments or any sort of cluster deployments. In Memory queue implementation is built-in and default. It is useful for development(PoC) environments and is not suitable for production deployments or any sort of cluster deployments.

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#### Step 2. Choose Queue and/or Database Services #### Step 2. Choose Queue and/or Database Services
ThingsBoard Edge is able to use different messaging systems/brokers for storing the messages and communication between ThingsBoard services. ThingsBoard Edge supports only Kafka or in-memory queue (since v4.0) for message storage and communication between ThingsBoard services.
ThingsBoard Edge supports SQL and hybrid database approaches.
In this guide we will use SQL only.
For hybrid details please follow official installation instructions from the ThingsBoard documentation site.
How to choose the right queue implementation? How to choose the right queue implementation?
In Memory queue implementation is built-in and default. It is useful for development(PoC) environments and is not suitable for production deployments or any sort of cluster deployments. In Memory queue implementation is built-in and default. It is useful for development(PoC) environments and is not suitable for production deployments or any sort of cluster deployments.
Kafka is recommended for production deployments. This queue is used on the most of ThingsBoard production environments now. Kafka is recommended for production deployments. This queue is used on the most of ThingsBoard production environments now.
Hybrid implementation combines PostgreSQL and Cassandra databases with Kafka queue service. It is recommended if you plan to manage 1M+ devices in production or handle high data ingestion rate (more than 5000 msg/sec).
Create a docker compose file for the ThingsBoard Edge service: Create a docker compose file for the ThingsBoard Edge service:
##### In Memory ##### In Memory
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- tb-edge-logs:/var/log/tb-edge - tb-edge-logs:/var/log/tb-edge
postgres: postgres:
restart: always restart: always
image: "postgres:15" image: "postgres:16"
ports: ports:
- "5432" - "5432"
environment: environment:

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#### Step 2. Configure ThingsBoard Edge Database #### Step 2. Configure ThingsBoard Edge Database
ThingsBoard Edge supports SQL and hybrid database approaches. See the architecture page for details. ThingsBoard Edge supports SQL and hybrid database approaches.
In this guide we will use SQL only.
For hybrid details please follow official installation instructions from the ThingsBoard documentation site.
### Configure PostgreSQL ### Configure PostgreSQL
ThingsBoard Edge uses PostgreSQL database as a local storage. ThingsBoard Edge uses PostgreSQL database as a local storage.
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#### Step 3. Choose Queue Service #### Step 3. Choose Queue Service
ThingsBoard Edge can use different messaging systems and brokers for storing messages and enabling communication between its services. Choose the appropriate queue implementation based on your specific business needs: ThingsBoard Edge supports only Kafka or in-memory queue (since v4.0) for message storage and communication between ThingsBoard services. Choose the appropriate queue implementation based on your specific business needs:
In Memory: The built-in and default queue implementation. It is useful for development or proof-of-concept (PoC) environments, but is not recommended for production or any type of clustered deployments due to limited scalability. In Memory: The built-in and default queue implementation. It is useful for development or proof-of-concept (PoC) environments, but is not recommended for production or any type of clustered deployments due to limited scalability.