# Get started with CoordinatorDB

This section takes you from installation to a running CoordinatorDB server and a table you can query.

## Start here

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1. [Install CoordinatorDB](https://coordinatordb.com/docs/get-started/setup/install)
2. [Create a table](https://coordinatordb.com/docs/get-started/quickstarts/creating-tables)
3. [Write queries](https://coordinatordb.com/docs/get-started/quickstarts/writing-queries)
4. [Change rows](https://coordinatordb.com/docs/get-started/quickstarts/mutations)
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Use the supplied native client or the browser Playground. Applications can also use HTTP or embed the `Connection` API.

## Choose an interface

Read [deployment modes](https://coordinatordb.com/docs/get-started/about/deployment-modes) to compare server and embedded use. The [introduction](https://coordinatordb.com/docs/get-started/about/intro) describes the public SQL capabilities; the [quickstarts](https://coordinatordb.com/docs/get-started/quickstarts/home) provide independent worked examples.