github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach@v20.2.0-alpha.1+incompatible/build/archive/contents/README (about) 1 CockroachDB is a scalable, survivable, strongly-consistent SQL database. 2 3 You have downloaded a source archive, which requires a Go toolchain to compile. 4 For other installation options, including pre-compiled binaries, see 5 https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/stable/install-cockroachdb.html. 6 7 To build CockroachDB from this source archive: 8 9 $ make build 10 11 See src/github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/CONTRIBUTING.md for a complete list of 12 build requirements. 13 14 To install CockroachDB as /usr/local/bin/cockroach: 15 16 $ make install 17 18 To interact with a one-node SQL cluster: 19 20 $ cockroach start --background --insecure 21 $ cockroach sql --insecure 22 $ cockroach quit --insecure 23 24 Next steps: 25 26 * Read the docs: https://cockroachlabs.com/docs/stable/ 27 * Check out the GitHub repository: https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach