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title: "Quickstart"
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# Quickstart
URL: /docs/quickstart
LLM index: /llms.txt
Description: Run SQL Studio for the first time.

# Quickstart

This page gets you from a fresh install to a running SQL Studio UI in under a minute. You'll use the built-in sample database so there's nothing to set up.

## Try the Sample Database

SQL Studio ships with a built-in preview database. Run this single command after installing:

```bash
sql-studio sqlite preview
```

SQL Studio starts the server on `http://127.0.0.1:3030` and opens that URL in your browser automatically. You'll land on the Overview dashboard showing metadata, table counts, and row-count charts for the sample data.

## Use Your Own SQLite File

Point SQL Studio at any `.db` or `.sqlite` file on disk:

```bash
sql-studio sqlite ./my-app.db
```

## Connect to a Remote Database

For a PostgreSQL server, pass the connection URL:

```bash
sql-studio postgres postgres://user:password@localhost:5432/mydb
```

MySQL and MariaDB work the same way:

```bash
sql-studio mysql mysql://user:password@localhost:3306/mydb
```

## What You'll See

Once the UI opens you have four pages available from the sidebar:

- **Overview** — database metadata, version, size, and bar charts of per-table statistics.
- **Tables** — browse every table, its schema, row count, and paginated data with infinite scroll.
- **Query** — a Monaco-powered SQL editor with IntelliSense autocomplete drawn from your live schema.
- **Schema** — an interactive ERD diagram showing tables, columns, and foreign-key relationships.

## Next Steps

See [Databases](/docs/databases) for the full list of supported backends and their connection arguments. If you need to change the bind address, set a query timeout, or run behind a reverse proxy, check [Configuration](/docs/configuration).

## Sitemap

See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.
Docs-scoped sitemap: [/docs/sitemap.md](/docs/sitemap.md).
Well-known sitemap: [/.well-known/sitemap.md](/.well-known/sitemap.md).