# Custom UI \[Sep 01\]

**URL:** <https://community.nocodb.com/t/custom-ui-sep-01/663>\
**Category:** Discord-Discussions\
**Created:** [November 3, 2022, 10:47am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/custom-ui-sep-01/663 "2022-11-03T10:47:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 10:47am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/custom-ui-sep-01/663/1 "2022-11-03T10:47:02Z")

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> 🙋‍♂️ **ccoli** _asked_

## let me explain my situation. plz let me know if any solutions

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#### I needed a custom ui. so I decided build (own my way) sdk, front, back for nocodb and I finally made it.

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#### the thing is every nocodb image built, existed user account and projects are gone, I connected external db(postgre), so other data for project tables are fine as long as I recreated owner user and project and connected db connection.

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#### but the problem that losing accounts and projects is quite critical.

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#### the idea i’m thinking is projects and user accounts (and etc for adding user account on nocodb) added external db and with apis for get them.

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#### when nocodb begin, check the users and projects data first through the extenal apis and if any, add the data to new nocodb

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#### but I wish there is something else.

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#### if any ideas, plz let me know the ideas.

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#### thank you very much

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#### now I got an idea. I just need to make default db to postgre when image built at first then everything is solved right??

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**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 10:47am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/custom-ui-sep-01/663/2 "2022-11-03T10:47:03Z")

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> 🙋‍♂️ **wkw** _replied_

#### have you defined `NC_DB` when u start the app

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**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 10:47am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/custom-ui-sep-01/663/3 "2022-11-03T10:47:04Z")

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> 🙋‍♂️ **wkw** _replied_

#### those meta data is stored in `NC_DB` . if you don’t specify it, then a local sqlite db will be created in your docker container. if you haven’t mounted the volume, then it will be lost whenever u restart it

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> 🙋‍♂️ **ccoli** _replied_

#### ok thanks very much. u mean without volume, it will be lost anyway even though with NC\_DB right?

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#### thank u very much

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> 🙋‍♂️ **wkw** _replied_

#### u can check out our docker examples

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#### [GitHub - nocodb/nocodb: 🔥 🔥 🔥 Open Source Airtable Alternative](https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb#docker)

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