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# FederatedX

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This storage engine has been deprecated.
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[About FederatedX](/docs/server/server-usage/storage-engines/federatedx-storage-engine/about-federatedx.md)
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An introduction to the FederatedX storage engine, a fork of MySQL's Federated engine, allowing access to remote tables as if they were local. This storage engine has been deprecated.
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[Differences Between FederatedX and Federated](/docs/server/server-usage/storage-engines/federatedx-storage-engine/differences-between-federatedx-and-federated.md)
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This page outlines the key enhancements in FederatedX over the original Federated engine, including support for transactions and a refactored codebase. This storage engine has been deprecated.
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