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title: "Web database"
slug: "web-database"
abstract: "Overview of Sitecore Web database supported infrastructure, references, scaling, and privacy and security."
---
# Web database

The Web database contains the published version of the content for a given publishing target. By default, there is a single Web database.

## Supported infrastructure

You can host the Web database on:

- SQL Server
- SQL Azure

Refer to the [Sitecore compatibility table](https://kb.sitecore.net/articles/087164) for compatible versions.

## Reference structure

The Web database has its place in the Sitecore reference structure. It can be referenced by other roles, and it can also reference other roles.

![Illustration showing the Web database's place in the Sitecore reference structure.](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/developers/93/platform-administration-and-architecture/images/web-database.png)

### Referenced by

The Web database is referenced by the following roles:

- [Content Delivery](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/93/platform-administration-and-architecture/content-delivery--cd-.html "Content Delivery (CD)")
- [Content Management](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/93/platform-administration-and-architecture/content-management--cm-.html "Content Management (CM)")
- [Content Publishing](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/93/platform-administration-and-architecture/content-publishing--publishing-.html "Content Publishing (Publishing)")
- [EXM Dispatch](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/93/platform-administration-and-architecture/exm-dispatch.html "EXM Dispatch")

### References

The Web database does not reference other roles.

## Privacy and security

Assuming default behavior, the Web database does not handle personal data.