Sample datasets

YugabyteDB and YugabyteDB client shell installations include sample datasets you can use to test out YugabyteDB. These are located in the share directory of your installation. The datasets are also available in the sample directory of the YugabyteDB GitHub repository. The datasets are provided in the form of SQL script files. All of the datasets are PostgreSQL-compatible, and you can explore them using the ysqlsh shell to compare between PostgreSQL and the YugabyteDB YSQL API.

You can install and use the sample datasets using either a local installation of YugabyteDB, or by connecting to a cluster in Yugabyte Cloud (including your free cluster).

Local install

The ysqlsh shell is included with the YugabyteDB installation. For information on installing YugabyteDB, refer to Quick start.

Yugabyte Cloud

For information on connecting to your Yugabyte Cloud cluster using ysqlsh in cloud shell, refer to Connect using cloud shell.

For information on connecting to your Yugabyte Cloud cluster using the ysqlsh client installed on your computer, refer to Connect via client shells.

The exercises can be run on free or standard clusters. To get started with Yugabyte Cloud, refer to Quick start.