# GoCryptoTrader Backtester: Database package
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This database package is part of the GoCryptoTrader codebase.
## This is still in active development
You can track ideas, planned features and what's in progress on our [GoCryptoTrader Kanban board](https://github.com/orgs/thrasher-corp/projects/3).
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## Database package overview
This package is responsible for the loading of kline data via a user's existing GoCryptoTrader database. It can load existing data from the `candles` and `trades` tables.
For more information on the GoCryptoTrader database, read [this readme](/database/README.md).
Ensure that your database has data and has been seeded with exchanges. For more information on this, please see [this readme](/cmd/dbseed/README.md).
### Database credentials
#### Defaults
The default database will be loaded from your GoCryptoTrader config. See [this](/database) for database configuration and implementation.
#### Overriding the GoCryptoTrader config
Database configuration details can be overridden in the `.strat` config file to allow other sources to be used and not rely on existing GoCryptoTrader configuration. See [this readme](/backtester/config/README.md) for details on config customisation
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