title: What’s the difference between a dataStore and a database?
body: <p>I’m in the process of setting up a <a href="http://ckan.org/" rel="noreferrer">CKAN</a> instance. I have to setup a postgres database for CKAN to be operated. Additionally I have to set up a dataStore too. </p>
  
  <p>I found this question on stackoverflow but didn’t answer my question.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/103727/how-to-think-in-data-stores-instead-of-databases">How to think in data stores instead of databases?</a></p>
  
  <p><strong>In general what’s the difference between a dataStore and a database?</strong> </p>