# Cannot find nextcloud-db **URL:** \ **Category:** ℹ️ Support\ **Created:** [December 7, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/cannot-find-nextcloud-db/42743 "2018-12-07T13:37:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mschmaus](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/mschmaus/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@mschmaus](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/mschmaus)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/cannot-find-nextcloud-db/42743/1 "2018-12-07T13:37:08Z")
> **Support intro** > > Sorry to hear you’re facing problems 🙁 > > _**[help.nextcloud.com](http://help.nextcloud.com) is for home/non-enterprise users. If you’re running a business, paid support can be accessed via [portal.nextcloud.com](http://portal.nextcloud.com) where we can ensure your business keeps running smoothly.**_ > > In order to help you as quickly as possible, before clicking **Create Topic** please provide as much of the below as you can. Feel free to use a pastebin service for logs, otherwise either indent short log examples with four spaces: > > ``` > example > > ``` > > Or for longer, use three backticks above and below the code snippet: > > ```auto > longer > example > here > > ``` > > Some or all of the below information will be requested if it isn’t supplied; for fastest response please provide as much as you can ❤ Nextcloud version _(eg, 12.0.2)_: 12.0.0 Operating system and version _(eg, Ubuntu 17.04)_: Asustor NAS Apache or nginx version _(eg, Apache 2.4.25)_: no idea PHP version _(eg, 7.1)_: no idea The issue you are facing: Installed and configured nextcloud on my Asustor NAS All works fine, but I would like to upgrade to newer version and do a backup before that On my Asustor NAS MariaDB is running and I can connect to it via PhpMyAdmin, but there is no nextcloud database. Is it possible that my nextcloud installation runs without a database? Is there a way to find out which is the name of the database used by my nextcloud installation? Is this the first time you’ve seen this error? _(Y/N)_: Yes Steps to replicate it: not applicable 1. 2. 3. The output of your Nextcloud log in **Admin \> Logging** : ```auto PASTE HERE ``` The output of your config.php file in `/path/to/nextcloud` (make sure you remove any identifiable information!): ```auto 'xxx', 'passwordsalt' => 'xxx', 'secret' => 'xxx', 'trusted_domains' => array ( 0 => 'as5002t', ), 'datadirectory' => '/volume1/Web/nextcloud12/data', 'overwrite.cli.url' => 'https://as5002t/nextcloud12', 'dbtype' => 'sqlite3', 'version' => '12.0.0.29', 'installed' => true, 'mail_smtpmode' => 'smtp', 'mail_smtpauthtype' => 'LOGIN', 'mail_smtpsecure' => 'ssl', 'mail_from_address' => 'nextcloud', 'mail_domain' => 'abc.de', 'mail_smtpauth' => 1, 'mail_smtphost' => 'smtp.abc.de', 'mail_smtpport' => '465', 'mail_smtpname' => 'nextcloud@abc.de', 'mail_smtppassword' => '1234', 'maintenance' => false, 'updater.release.channel' => 'production', ); ``` The output of your Apache/nginx/system log in `/var/log/ ____ `: ```auto PASTE HERE ``` ---
**Author:** ![Schmu](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/schmu/32/7823_2.png) [@Schmu](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/Schmu)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/cannot-find-nextcloud-db/42743/2 "2018-12-07T15:25:34Z")
> [@mschmaus](#): > > ‘dbtype’ =\> ‘sqlite3’, Hi, Looks like you use sqlite3 as DB. I searched for a the command to perform an sqlite3 backup real quick: > Looking at the suggested solution, you can search for \*.sq3 files on your system, to find the database. I hope it helps. ---
**Author:** ![OliverV](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/oliverv/32/5741_2.png) [@OliverV](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/OliverV)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/cannot-find-nextcloud-db/42743/3 "2018-12-07T16:28:46Z")
> [@mschmaus](#): > > Is it possible that my nextcloud installation runs without a database? Yes, yours is using sqlight3. Found documentation concerning converting database types [here](https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/11/admin_manual/configuration_database/db_conversion.html) ---
**Author:** ![wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/wwe/32/72963_2.png) [@wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/wwe)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2024, 8:28am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/cannot-find-nextcloud-db/42743/4 "2024-12-04T08:28:32Z")
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**Author:** ![wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/wwe/32/72963_2.png) [@wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/wwe)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/cannot-find-nextcloud-db/42743/5 "2024-12-09T15:43:59Z")