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CockroachDB is a distributed SQL database built on a transactional and strongly-consistent key-value store. It scales horizontally; survives disk, machine, rack, and even datacenter failures with minimal latency disruption and no manual intervention; supports strongly-consistent ACID transactions; and provides a familiar SQL API for structuring, manipulating, and querying data.

The project is currently in Beta. For details about upcoming features, see the Roadmap.

Quickstart

Start CockroachDB locally and try out the built-in SQL client.

Install

Run a multi-node cluster across multiple machines.

FAQ

Get answers to frequently asked questions about CockroachDB.

Need help? Join the CockroachDB Community Forum

Looking for answers about how to use CockroachDB? Head to the CockroachDB Community Forum, where you can find answers, ask questions, and help out fellow CockroachDB users.

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