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# Quickstart
URL: /docs/quickstart
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Description: Run SQL Studio for the first time.

# Quickstart

SQL Studio ships with a built-in sample database so you can try it without preparing anything. Install the binary (see [Installation](/docs/installation)), then run one command.

## Try it instantly

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

This launches SQL Studio with a built-in sample SQLite database and opens `http://127.0.0.1:3030` in your browser. You'll land on the Overview page showing database metadata, table counts, and row-count bar charts.

## Use your own SQLite file

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

## Connect to a remote database

PostgreSQL, MySQL, and other server-backed databases take a connection URL:

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

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

## What you'll see

Once SQL Studio opens you have four pages in the sidebar:

- **Overview** — database metadata, size, and per-table statistics visualized as bar charts.
- **Tables** — browse every table with its schema, row count, and paginated data using infinite scroll.
- **Query** — a Monaco-powered SQL editor with IntelliSense auto-complete against your live schema.
- **Schema** — an interactive ERD showing tables, columns, types, and foreign-key relationships.

## Next steps

To explore every supported database backend — including DuckDB, Parquet, CSV, ClickHouse, and MSSQL — see [Databases](/docs/databases). To customize the bind address, query timeout, or base path, see [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).