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title: "Scaling and configuring the Master database"
slug: "scaling-and-configuring-the-master-database"
abstract: "An overview of standard recommendations for scaling and configuring the Sitecore Master database."
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# Scaling and configuring the Master database

The load on the Master database depends on the number of concurrent authors. Standard recommendations include:

- A dedicated server for the Master database or a server shared with the Core database.
- The Content Management server(s) and the Master database should be physically close or in the same subregion in Azure if possible.
- The Content Management server(s) and the Master database should be physically close to the largest group of authors.

> [!note]
> Replication of the Master database is not supported. Refer to the following article for information about supported SQL scaling features: [https://kb.sitecore.net/articles/423602](https://kb.sitecore.net/articles/423602).