# Using external storage like S3 for storing Dremio's metadata

**URL:** <https://community.dremio.com/t/using-external-storage-like-s3-for-storing-dremios-metadata/5763>\
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**Created:** [June 19, 2020, 6:19am UTC](https://community.dremio.com/t/using-external-storage-like-s3-for-storing-dremios-metadata/5763 "2020-06-19T06:19:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![koolay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.dremio.com/koolay/32/2407_2.png) [@koolay](https://community.dremio.com/u/koolay)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2020, 7:38am UTC](https://community.dremio.com/t/using-external-storage-like-s3-for-storing-dremios-metadata/5763/2 "2020-06-19T07:38:42Z")

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I have created some topics about storage of metadata also.

> [@Can metadata support to storage in mysql?](https://community.dremio.com/t/can-metadata-support-to-storage-in-mysql/5290/11):
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> It’s will be greater if support store metadata in database like mysql.

> [@How to custom the storage provider for metadata?](https://community.dremio.com/t/how-to-custom-the-storage-provider-for-metadata/5610):
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> We want to custom the storage for metadata, and how to do we can?

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