# \#agent-db\_engine

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## [Switch to db engine fails](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/switch-to-db-engine-fails/716)

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**Author:** [@TrackMeDown](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/TrackMeDown)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 8:41am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/switch-to-db-engine-fails/716 "2021-07-20T08:41:56Z")

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Hi, I’ve just installed Netdata for the first time and found that if I want longer logging periode, I could enable dbengine as described in the Docs. But as soon as I configure “memory mode = dbengine” and restart these…