graphql-engine/docs/graphql/manual/getting-started/index.rst
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Getting started
===============
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To use the Hasura GraphQL engine, you need to:
#. Run the Hasura GraphQL engine with access to a Postgres database
#. Use the Hasura console (an admin UI) that connects to the Hasura GraphQL engine to help you build your schema and
run GraphQL queries
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Get started from scratch
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- :doc:`Using Heroku <heroku-simple>` **(recommended)**: Get started in under 60 seconds with no setup required to
host the Hasura GraphQL engine and Postgres on Heroku's free tier.
- :doc:`Using Docker <docker-simple>`: Run a **local development** setup that sets up both the Hasura GraphQL
engine and Postgres using Docker.
Get started using an existing database
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- :doc:`Using Heroku <../deployment/heroku/using-existing-heroku-database>`: Run on Heroku using an existing Heroku
Postgres database.
- :doc:`Using Docker <../deployment/docker/index>`: Run as a docker container and connect to an existing Postgres
database.
- :doc:`Using Kubernetes <../deployment/kubernetes/index>`: Run on Kubernetes and connect to an existing Postgres
database.
.. admonition:: Supported Postgres versions
Hasura GraphQL engine supports **Postgres 9.5 and above**
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Heroku quickstart <heroku-simple>
Docker quickstart <docker-simple>
Using an existing database <using-existing-database>
first-graphql-query
first-event-trigger