ArangoDB

ArangoDB is a multi-purpose, open-source database with flexible data models for

documents, graphs, and key-values. Build high performance applications using a

convenient SQL-like query language or JavaScript extensions. Use ACID

transactions if you require them. Scale horizontally and vertically with a few

mouse clicks.

Key features include:

* Schema-free schemata let you combine the space efficiency of MySQL with the

performance power of NoSQL

* Use ArangoDB as an application server and fuse your application and database

together for maximal throughput

* JavaScript for all: no language zoo, you can use one language from your

browser to your back-end

* ArangoDB is multi-threaded - exploit the power of all your cores

* Flexible data modelling: model your data as combination of key-value pairs,

documents or graphs - perfect for social relations

* Free index choice: use the correct index for your problem, be it a skip list

or a fulltext search

* Configurable durability: let the application decide if it needs more

durability or more performance

* No-nonsense storage: ArangoDB uses all of the power of modern storage

hardware, like SSD and large caches

* Powerful query language (AQL) to retrieve data

* Transactions: run queries on multiple documents or collections with optional

transactional consistency and isolation

* Replication and Sharding: set up the database in a master-slave configuration

or spread bigger datasets across multiple servers

* It is open source (Apache Licence 2.0)

For more in-depth information

* read more on the design_goals_of_ArangoDB

* watch_the_video - Martin Schoenert, architect of ArangoDB, gives an

introduction of what the ArangoDB project is about.

* or give it a try.

For the Impatient

For Mac OSX users: execute

brew install arangodb

For Windows and Linux users: use the installer script or distribution package

from our download_page.

If the package manager has not already started the ArangoDB server, use

unix> /path/to/sbin/arangod

2012-03-30T12:54:19Z [11794] INFO ArangoDB (version 2.x.y) is ready for

business

2012-03-30T12:54:19Z [11794] INFO Have Fun!

/path/to/sbin is OS dependent. It will normally by either /usr/sbin or /user/

local/sbin. Point your browser to

http://localhost:8529/

and select Tools / JS Shell. You can now use the Arango shell from within your

browser. Alternative, it is available as command-line tool arangosh.

arangosh> db._create("hello");

arangosh> db.hello.save({ world: "earth" });

Congratulations! You have created your first collection called hello and your

first document. To verify your achievements, type:

arangosh> db.hello.toArray();

More Information

Please check the Installation_Manual for installation and compilation

instructions.

The User_Manual has an introductory chapter showing the basic operations of

ArangoDB.

Or you can use the online_tutorial to play with ArangoDB without installing it

locally.

Stay in Contact

Please note that there will be bugs and we'd really appreciate it if you report

them:

https://github.com/arangodb/arangodb/issues

You can use the Google group for improvements, feature requests, comments

http://www.arangodb.com/community

Citing ArangoDB

Please kindly cite ArangoDB in your publications if it helps your research:

bibtex @misc{ArangoDB2014, Author = {ArangoDB}, Title = { {ArangoDB 2.2}: An

Open Source multi-purpose database supporting flexible data models for

documents, graphs, and key-values.}, Year = {2014}, Howpublished = {\url{http:/

/arangodb.com/} }