Which databases can be used with Django?

What database works with Django?

The three most widely used Database Management Systems for Django are SQLite, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. The Django community and official Django documentation state PostgreSQL as the preferred database for Django Web Apps.

Can Django use existing database?

In order to use an existing database in Django, you need to have a model for each table. Creating models for existing tables manually is just too much work. However, there's no need to do that, since Django has a builtin tool to solve this exact problem.

Can we use 2 databases in Django?

Django's admin doesn't have any explicit support for multiple databases. If you want to provide an admin interface for a model on a database other than that specified by your router chain, you'll need to write custom ModelAdmin classes that will direct the admin to use a specific database for content.

Do you need a database for Django?

You are required to use a database engine if you want to use some features of django, like sessions, for example. If you do not need those, just remove them from middleware classes.