Custom Database - Guide?

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Hi All, I just noticed that often we need a custom db for data, for example user data in Revo is limited.

It seems like a hurdle to some new users, maybe a big one I can’t say for sure.

Is there a good guide for setting up some custom tables?

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for a quick start with custom-tables try
https://docs.modx.org/current/en/extras/migxdb/migxdb.tutorials/create-doodles-manager-with-help-of-migxdb

more in depth about working with xpdo
https://docs.modx.org/current/en/extending-modx/xpdo/custom-models

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Bob has an amazing article on this: https://bobsguides.com/custom-db-tables.html

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Great, hope this thread will be useful, cheers all!