Quickstart

We’ll be using the Turso CLI throughout this quickstart to manage databases, create replicas in other regions, and connect to the database shell.

The next command will open your browser to sign up:

Now create your first database in a location closest to you with the name my-db:

turso db create my-db

The Turso CLI automatically detected your closest region to create a database. It used this location to create a default “group” for your database, which you can inspect using the following command:

turso db show my-db

Congratulations, you created a database! Now connect to it with the shell command:

turso db shell my-db

CREATE TABLE users (
  ID INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
  name TEXT
);

INSERT INTO users (name) VALUES ("Iku");

SELECT * FROM users;

When you’re ready to move onto the next step, you’ll want to to quit the shell:

.quit

You’re now ready to connect your application to your database. Pick from one of the SDKs below to continue: