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title: Explore Database Monitoring
description: >-
  Explore database hosts, query performance, schemas, recommendations, and
  custom metrics in Database Monitoring.
breadcrumbs: Docs > Database Monitoring > Explore Database Monitoring
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> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.datadoghq.com/llms.txt).

# Explore Database Monitoring

After you set up Database Monitoring, use the following views to investigate the health and performance of your databases:

- [**Database Hosts**: View the health and configuration of each database host.](https://docs.datadoghq.com/database_monitoring/database_hosts.md)
- [**Query Metrics**: Analyze performance metrics for normalized queries.](https://docs.datadoghq.com/database_monitoring/query_metrics.md)
- [**Custom Metrics**: Collect metrics from your own tables and view them alongside Database Monitoring data.](https://docs.datadoghq.com/database_monitoring/custom_metrics.md)
- [**Query Samples**: See which queries are running and find problematic outliers.](https://docs.datadoghq.com/database_monitoring/query_samples.md)
- [**Database Schemas**: Browse the tables, columns, and indexes in your databases.](https://docs.datadoghq.com/database_monitoring/schema_explorer.md)
- [**Recommendations**: Review suggested fixes for performance and configuration issues.](https://docs.datadoghq.com/database_monitoring/recommendations.md)