# Considerations when Building Embedded Databases | Interrupt **URL:** \ **Category:** Blog\ **Created:** [July 24, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.memfault.com/t/considerations-when-building-embedded-databases-interrupt/862 "2024-07-24T14:53:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![discobot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.memfault.com/discobot/32/1_2.png) [@discobot](https://community.memfault.com/u/discobot)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.memfault.com/t/considerations-when-building-embedded-databases-interrupt/862/1 "2024-07-24T14:53:00Z")
Persisting to flash is a necessary evil for many embedded devices. Let’s take a look at some of the pitfalls and how they may be avoided. * * * This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://interrupt.memfault.com/blog/choosing-or-building-an-embedded-db](https://interrupt.memfault.com/blog/choosing-or-building-an-embedded-db) ---
**Author:** ![jberi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.memfault.com/jberi/32/276_2.png) [@jberi](https://community.memfault.com/u/jberi)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.memfault.com/t/considerations-when-building-embedded-databases-interrupt/862/2 "2024-08-23T13:52:38Z")
Very informative piece! Curious to know if you looked at [https://github.com/armink/FlashDB](https://FlashDB)? Any feedback? One unique feature that caught my attention is support for Timeseries data. ---
**Author:** ![discobot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.memfault.com/discobot/32/1_2.png) [@discobot](https://community.memfault.com/u/discobot)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.memfault.com/t/considerations-when-building-embedded-databases-interrupt/862/3 "2024-08-23T13:52:38Z")