How to get started with Polybase
Review the whitepaper
Read the documentation
Check out example apps
Install the SDK
Review the whitepaper
The Polybase whitepaper goes over the vision, purpose and architecture of Polybase. This a good place to start to understand important concepts like decentralization, zero knowledge proofs and merkle trees.
Read the documentation
The docs have a “Getting started” section that introduces developers to the SDK and APIs they can use to interact with the database. This includes creating a collection (table), setting up permissions, writing data and querying data.
Check out example apps
Polybase Social shows how to use the Polybase SDK to create a simple decentralized Twitter type app. Users log in with their wallet (like Metamask) to post messages. The code is open source so it can be used as a template for other apps.
Install the SDK
The Polybase SDK is available as a package on NPM. Developers can npm install @polybase/client in their front-end applications to interact with the database. There are also React hooks for easier integration into React projects.