TiDB Developer Hub

Build Data-Intensive Apps with No Scale Limits

Connection guides by language and ORM, schema patterns, and demo apps you can run locally or fork on GitHub.

How-To Guides

How do I migrate from MySQL to TiDB?

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How do I design a schema for TiDB?

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How do I connect TiDB to my existing app?

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How do I choose a driver or ORM?

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How do I run analytics on live transactional data?

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How do I apply index best practices in TiDB?

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Start with a Working Example

Demo

E-commerce

Demo

Insights into Automotive Sales

Demo

Simple S&P500 Dashboard

Try It Locally or in the Cloud

Blog

Kickstart Your Distributed SQL Journey (TiUP Playground)

Docs

Quick Start with TiDB

Free Trial

TiDB Cloud Free Trial

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Connect Your Application Framework

Working with TiDB Cloud Using mysql-connector-python

Go Deeper

Schema Design

Docs

Schema Design Overview

Blog

Schema Management

Docs

Create and Manage Database

Docs

Create and Manage Table

SQL Reference

Docs

Explore SQL with TiDB (Entry-Level Reference)

Docs

Full SQL Reference (Language, Statements, Functions)

Indexing Best Practices

Docs

Index Best Practices Guide

Docs

Build Data-Intensive Apps with No Scale Limits

How-To Guides

Start with a Working Example

Try It Locally or in the Cloud

Kickstart Your Distributed SQL Journey (TiUP Playground)

Quick Start with TiDB

TiDB Cloud Free Trial

Connect Your Application Framework

Connect to TiDB with JDBC

Introduction to TiDB Cloud Starter

Working with TiDB Cloud Using JDBC

Working with TiDB Cloud Using mysql-connector-python

Go Deeper

Schema Design Overview

Schema Management

Create and Manage Database

Create and Manage Table

Explore SQL with TiDB (Entry-Level Reference)

Full SQL Reference (Language, Statements, Functions)

Index Best Practices Guide

Secondary Index Creation (Supporting)