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title: Store managed objects in the repository
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# Store managed objects in the repository

IDM stores managed objects, internal users, and configuration objects in a repository. By default, the server uses an embedded ForgeRock Directory Services (DS) instance as its repository.

In production, you must replace this embedded instance with an external DS instance, or with a JDBC repository, as described in [Select a repository](../install-guide/chap-repository.html).

These topics describe the repository configuration, and how objects are mapped in the repository.