# Slightly off topic, insert data into a database, one table or many tables?

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**Created:** [25 February 2024 13:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/slightly-off-topic-insert-data-into-a-database-one-table-or-many-tables/85883 "2024-02-25T13:36:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [27 February 2024 08:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/slightly-off-topic-insert-data-into-a-database-one-table-or-many-tables/85883/11 "2024-02-27T08:50:14Z")

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Another time series database you could try out is TickTock DB. I posted and example of running it on a RPI 2 model B a couple weeks ago:

> [@Using TickTockDB (an open source Time Series DataBase) on a RPI 2 model B and Node-red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-ticktockdb-an-open-source-time-series-database-on-a-rpi-2-model-b-and-node-red/84873/1):
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> I stumbled on Ticktockdb awhile ago and decided to try it as a replacement for Influx. After some starts and stops, I got it to install on a Rpi 2 Model B and it is running with no problems that I see. I have three sensors sending data (Temperature, Pressure and Humidity) via MQTT so I built a flow that gets the data, formats it and sends it to the ticktockdb. I also build a dashboard that graphs the data based on selectable criteria. Here are the instructions for installing ticktockdb: [TICKT…](https://discourse.nodered.org/uploads/short-url/qO1e7lHkQRlchvNGpLBFSoFa18b.pdf)

I haven't linked it to Grafana (yet), but it is suppose to work fine with it.

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