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## Selecting a database

Most public mods are written without specifying a `database` on each query. As a result, all queries in the mod run against the 'active' database. For Steampipe, the active database is `postgres://steampipe@localhost:9193/steampipe`, thus Powerpipe will run against a local Steampipe instance. For Powerpipe, it's `duckdb:~/.tailpipe/data/default/tailpipe.db`.
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Most public mods are written without specifying a `database` on each query. As a result, all queries in the mod run against the 'active' database. For Steampipe, the active database is `postgres://steampipe@localhost:9193/steampipe`, thus Powerpipe will run against a local Steampipe instance. For Tailpipe, it's `duckdb:~/.tailpipe/data/default/tailpipe.db`.

Some mods allow you to [set the database via a variable](/docs/build/mod-database). In this case, you can pass the connection to the variable when you run a powerpipe command:

```bash
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[Steampipe](https://steampipe.io) creates a schema for each connection and aggregator, and understanding how the search path works is important when using Steampipe and Powerpipe. See the [Using search_path to target connections and aggregators](https://steampipe.io/docs/guides/search-path) guide for more information.