> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://sweetsunnyflower.gitbook.io/soketi/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://sweetsunnyflower.gitbook.io/soketi/app-management/sql-drivers.md).

# SQL Drivers

SQL app drivers are an abstraction that connects directly to relational database servers and retrieves app details from a specific database and table.

The documentation for each of the supported database systems includes instructions for how to create the proper database tables needed by soketi to manage apps.

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Behind the scenes, soketi uses [Knex](https://knexjs.org) to connect to relational databases and retrieve app data.
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