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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion ...eloper-docs/latest/setup-deployment-guides/configurations/required/databases.md
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# Database configuration

The `./config/database.js` file (or the `./config/database.ts` file for TypeScript) is used to define database connections that will be used to store the application content.
The `./config/database.js` file (or the `./config/database.ts` file for TypeScript) is used to define database connections that will be used to store the application content.

:::warning
Strapi applications are not meant to be connected to a pre-existing database, not created by a Strapi application, nor connected to a Strapi v3 database. The Strapi team will not support such attempts. Attempting to connect to an unsupported database may, and most likely will, result in lost data.
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| Parameter | Description | Type |
|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| `connectionString`| Database connection string. When set, it overrides the other `connection.connection` properties. To disable use an empty string: `''`. | `String` |
| `host` | Database host name. Default value: `localhost`. | `String` |
| `port` | Database port | `Integer` |
| `database` | Database name. | `String` |
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