In this quickstart you will learn how to:

  1. Install the Turso CLI
  2. Signup to Turso
  3. Create your first Turso Database
  4. Connect to Database Shell
1

Install the Turso CLI

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

brew install tursodatabase/tap/turso
2

Signup to Turso

The next command will open your browser to sign up:

turso auth signup
3

Create a Database

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
4

Connect to Database Shell

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

turso db shell my-db

Replace my-db with the name of your database if you named it differently.

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

.quit
5

Connect your application to your database

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

TypeScript / JS

Rust

Go

Python

Android

Swift

PHP

Ruby

Ruby on Rails

C

libSQL Remote Protocol