First steps

Learn the concepts

We've documented the concepts SpiceDB users should understand:

After these, we recommend these concepts for running SpiceDB:

Finally, some more advanced concepts are still fundamental:

Dive into some videos

SpiceDB developers and community members have recorded videos explaining concepts, modeling familiar applications, and deep-diving into the tech powering everything!

Experiment in the Playground

You can experiment with and share schema and data snippets on the Playground (opens in a new tab).

Here's an easy example to toy with:

Install the SpiceDB toolchain

You can easily import the schema and data from the playground into a real SpiceDB instance using zed import.

SpiceDB and Zed run on Linux, macOS, and Windows on both AMD64 and ARM64 architectures.

Follow the instructions below to install to your development machine:

Take SpiceDB to Production

Once you're ready to take things into production, you can reference our guides or explore a managed solution with AuthZed.

Join the SpiceDB Discord

Have questions? Ask us!