Which statement correctly describes the primary relational database used by GitHub Enterprise Server for application metadata?
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Think MySQL inside the appliance for app metadata—not a separate MSSQL box you license and babysit yourself.
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Full Explanation
GitHub Enterprise Server includes MySQL as the primary relational store for core application metadata (users, repositories, permissions, and related records). Site administrators operate MySQL as an appliance-managed service through GitHub's tooling, backups, and HA/cluster replication paths rather than installing and licensing Microsoft SQL Server themselves. Claims that all metadata must live in customer-managed MSSQL are incorrect for GHES. Asserting that no SQL database is involved ignores MySQL's role. Requiring external Oracle RAC before first boot is not part of the supported GHES architecture. Understanding this matters when interpreting support bundles, replica lag, and backup-utils contents: MySQL state is critical restore material alongside Git data.