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

# Quickstart

SQL Studio ships with a built-in sample database. You can explore the full UI without pointing it at a real database first.

## Try It Instantly

Run this single command after installing the binary:

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

SQL Studio starts a local server, opens `http://127.0.0.1:3030` in your browser, and loads a sample SQLite database. You'll land on the Overview page showing metadata cards, statistics, and row-count bar charts.

## Open Your Own SQLite File

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

## Connect to PostgreSQL

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

## Connect to MySQL

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

## Open a CSV or Parquet File

```bash
sql-studio csv ./data.csv
```

```bash
sql-studio parquet ./dataset.parquet
```

> **Note:** CSV and Parquet support requires the glibc Linux build, macOS, or Windows. They are not available in the musl (static Linux) build.

## What You'll See

Once SQL Studio opens, the sidebar gives you four pages to work with:

- **Overview** — database metadata, version, size, and per-table statistics.
- **Table Explorer** — browse every table's schema, row count, and data with infinite scroll.
- **Query Editor** — write and run SQL against your database using Monaco IntelliSense.
- **ERD Viewer** — interactive entity-relationship diagram showing tables and foreign-key relationships.

From here, read [Configuration](/docs/configuration) to control the bind address, query timeout, or base path, and [Databases](/docs/databases) for the full argument reference for each supported backend.

## 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).