How to distribute java program along with database?

Question

Java

I am writing a program in which users will store their data. I use a database to store data. How do I put a server (local) in the Java project directory so that the server starts up without being installed on the PC?

Answer 1

Good afternoon.
You can use h2 database. It can be embedded as well as saved to the file system. You can also look towards sqlite. Or you can use postgres embedded.
For the convenience of working with the selected database, use ORM (hibernate, ormlite, etc.)

Answer 2

SQL is not a "BD" but a language. DataBase is MS SQL Server, MySql, PostgreSql and more.
Yes, you can do it, but no one does it, because the collective farm

Answer 3

For java, there is an embedded H2 database