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I'm working on writing a .NET console program, and one of the things that it is planned to do is CRUD operations on a specific set of data. I currently have that set up as a List, but I'm thinking a SQL database would be ideal. Problem is, I don't want the end user to have to install a SQL server for this program.

I looked at the question Include SQL Server database in application, which suggested using SQL Server Compact Edition. However, that is deprecated, and I would rather use something that isn't deprecated. MySQL is my SQL server of choice, but if that's not the best for this program, I am perfectly fine looking at other solutions.

Is it possible to have a SQL database as part of my program without requiring a SQL server for the end user? If so, how?

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  • SQL database? Any special one in mind? (There are dozens of them.) Commented Jun 29, 2021 at 22:01
  • @jarlh I don't have a specific one in mind. As I said in the question, MySQL is my SQL database of choice but if something else would work better I can use that. Commented Jun 29, 2021 at 22:03
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    LocalDB is an option Commented Jun 29, 2021 at 22:06
  • Thanks @Steve. LocalDB is exactly what I was looking for, and I didn't even know it existed until now! Commented Jun 30, 2021 at 4:25
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