Quick start
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Quick start

The easiest way to test YugabyteDB's basic features and APIs is to create a local cluster on a single host.

Attention

This page documents an earlier version. Go to the latest (v2.0) version.

Note

The local cluster setup on a single host is intended for development and learning. For production deployment or performance benchmarking, deploying a true multi-node on multi-host setup, see Deploy YugabyteDB.

Get started yourself

1. Install YugabyteDB
Install the binary on macOS or Linux or use a Docker image to run on the operating system of your choice.

2. Create a local cluster
Create a local cluster.

3. Explore YSQL
Explore Yugabyte SQL (YSQL).

4. Build an app
Build an app in the programming language of your choice.