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# Writers
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Writers provide an implementation of various `message writers`.
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Message writers are services that consume normalized (in `SenML` format)
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Mainflux messages and store them in specific data store.
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Writers are optional services and are treated as a plugins. In order to
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run writer services, core services must be up and running. For more info
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on the platform core services with its dependencies, please check out
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the [Docker Compose][compose] file.
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For an in-depth explanation of the usage of `writers`, as well as thorough
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understanding of Mainflux, please check out the [official documentation][doc].
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[doc]: http://mainflux.readthedocs.io
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[compose]: ../docker/docker-compose.yml
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