Data Sources Types - Devolutions

Remote Desktop Manager supports multiple types of data sources. First decide which data source you are going to use.

Upon initial installation, you will be running from a local data source which is a SQLite database.

Data Source Types

NAME	DESCRIPTION	PROS AND CONS
Devolutions Online Drive	Remote Desktop Manager uses Devolutions Online Drive to store and synchronize your sessions. Access your sessions from anywhere using an Internet connection. For more information, please consult our Online Drive topic.	Pros: Quick. Reliable. Free service. Cons: No possibility of sharing. No security management.
Devolutions Hub Business	Remote Desktop Manager connects to the Devolutions Hub Business vault. Note that there are different subscription levels for this product. For more information, please see the products features and highlights and consult our Hub Business topic.	Pros: Quick. Reliable. Secure. Shareable. Cons: Cannot be self-hosted. No offline mode.
Devolutions Hub Personal	Remote Desktop Manager uses Devolutions Hub Personal to store and synchronize your sessions. Access your sessions from anywhere using an Internet connection. For more information, please consult our Hub Personal topic.	Pros: Quick. Reliable. Free service. Cons: No possibility of sharing. No offline mode.
Devolutions Server	Remote Desktop Manager uses Devolutions Server to store session information. For more information, please consult our Devolutions Server topic.	Pros: Quick. Reliable. Secure. Supports all features, such as attachments, Usage Logs , Offline Mode and User Management . Active Directory integration. Cons: Installation required.
Dropbox	Remote Desktop Manager uses the Dropbox API to retrieve the XML file from the configured repository. For more information, please consult our Dropbox topic.	Pros: Can be shared in read-only mode. Backups (by Dropbox) are automatic. Storage infrastructure is free (if within your free storage quota). Cons: No security management. There is a possibility for conflict or data corruption to occur. Does not support all features, such as Attachments , Usage Logs , Offline Mode and User Management . Dropbox integration uses the Dropbox SDK, so features exclusive to the Business or Enterprise editions are NOT supported.
Microsoft Azure SQL	Remote Desktop Manager uses the Microsoft cloud platform to save and manage all sessions. For more information, please consult our Azure SQL topic.	Pros: Quick. Reliable. Secure. Supports all features, such as Attachments , Usage Logs , Offline Mode and User Management . Cons: Microsoft Azure needs to be configured.
Microsoft SQL Server	Remote Desktop Manager uses SQLServer to save and manage all sessions. This is one of the available data source for a multi-user environment. For more information, please consult our SQL Server (MSSQL) topic.	Pros: Quick. Reliable. Secure. Supports all features, such as Attachments , Usage Logs , Offline mode and User Management . SQL Server Express is free. Cons: SQL Server must be installed.
SQLite	Remote Desktop Manager uses a SQLite database to store session information. For more information, please consult our SQLite topic.	Pros: Quick. Reliable. Free database. Supports all features, such as Attachments , Usage Logs , Offline Mode and User Management . Cons: No possibility of sharing. No security management.
XML	Remote Desktop Manager saves the settings directly in a file with the XML format. For more information, please consult our XML topic.	Pros: Easy backup. Can be edited manually or by an external system. No installation. Cons: No possibility of sharing. No security management. There is a possibility for conflict or data corruption to occur. Does not support all features, such as Attachments , Usage Logs , Offline Mode and User Management .