# Getting Started with eXtremeDB

> eXtremeDB is a database development tool implemented as a highly optimized set of C libraries providing high performance database functionality for your C or C++ application. Expertly tuned wrapper APIs allow native Java, C# and Python applications to embed the same eXtremeDB functionality. And, for developers desiring an SQL interface, eXtremeSQL provides both embedded SQL capability (for C, C++, Java, C# and Python APIs) and the xSQL client-server tool for database management.

> The following links will help get you up and running with eXtremeDB in short order:

> Installation | Instructions for installing your eXtremeDB package
> Package Contents | Explanation of the package components
> eXtremeDB Embedded | Introduction to the eXtremeDB Embedded features and APIs
> eXtremeDB for HPC | Introduction to the eXtremeDB for HPC features and APIs
> eXtremeDB High Availability | Introduction to eXtremeDB High Availability features and APIs
> eXtremeDB SQL | Instructions for using xSQL and introduction to embedded eXtremeSQL

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