What are the databases are created when SharePoint is instal

Its depend how you are installing and configuring the SharePoint farm.

There are two database created when you configure 1st server for the farm.

Now, it depend what you want to configure in the farm. You will get some content databases and some services databases.

if you create a web application then it will create at least one content database( you have multiple database). if you create more web application then you have more content db
If you configure the service then you will have services database. i.e configuring UPA service application will have 3 databases (Profile, Socila and Sync) or if you Managed meta dataservice then we will have 1 database.

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Rajkiran Swain9y ago
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Waqas Sarwar9y ago
Its depend how you are installing and configuring the SharePoint farm.

There are two database created when you configure 1st server for the farm.
Config Database
central admin Database.
Now, it depend what you want to configure in the farm. You will get some content databases and some services databases.
if you create a web application then it will create at least one content database( you have multiple database). if you create more web application then you have more content db
If you configure the service then you will have services database. i.e configuring UPA service application will have 3 databases (Profile, Socila and Sync) or if you Managed meta dataservice then we will have 1 database.