Installation of specify database for enough different subjects

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Dear cocliques good evening from Greece,

At this moment we are planning to build our new server according the specify data base, based on edition 7 of such software. I would like your advice in the next problem.

We would like to include four or five different subjects in same data base. Is it better to develop four or five different databases for each subject with appropriates users for specify 7 through docker compose based on specify edition 6.8, or to create only one data base for the five different subjects. The main problem is the selection of starting main table during specify 6.8 installation, where similar starting tables are absent.

Sincerely yours

Panos Stephanopoulos

Department of Geology

University of Patras

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Hello @stefanop ,

Thank you for reaching out!

You are asking this at the perfect time. We are hosting a webinar this Wednesday that is all about “Database Planning, Structure & Sharing in Specify” which will cover exactly these types of structural decisions. We will discuss how to handle multiple collections and disciplines (your “subjects”) within Specify 7.

Here are the details to the webinar -

November 5th at 3 pm CST/ 10 pm CET/ November 6th 8 am AEDT

Link: Launch Meeting - Zoom

Passcode: 12345

If you are not able to join the live session, we will be posting a recording of the webinar that you can watch later.

I hope this helps!

Bhumika