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ANW-2717 embedded database will be deprecated soon
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See [Running with external Solr](/provisioning/solr) for more information on installing and upgrading Solr.
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##### Database
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#### Database
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While ArchivesSpace does include an embedded database, MySQL is required for production use.
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(While not officially supported by ArchivesSpace, some community members use MariaDB so there is some community support for version 10.4.10 only.)
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**The embedded database is for testing purposes only. You should use MySQL or MariaDB for any data intended for production, including data in a test instance that you intend to move over to a production instance.**
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All ArchivesSpace versions can run on MySQL version 5.x or 8.x.
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##### Note on running with the embedded database
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**The embedded database is for testing purposes only. We recommend using MySQL for any data intended for production, including data in a test instance that you intend to move over to a production instance.**
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The embedded database has been available when using the `.zip` distribution of ArchivesSpace as an easy way to get up and running a demo ArchivesSpace system without having to setup MySQL. It will be deprecated in the upcoming major release of ArchivesSpace.
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See the [Running with Docker](/administration/docker/) page for instructions on how to install ArchivesSpace using Docker which is the recommended way to setup an ArchivesSpace system with minimal effort.
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#### Install and run
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Download the distribution `.zip` for your version from [ArchivesSpace releases on GitHub](https://github.com/archivesspace/archivesspace/releases).

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