Quickstart

Welcome to Apache Polaris! This guide helps you quickly get Polaris running locally for evaluation and development purposes.
This setup is not intended for production use.

Prerequisites🔗

• Docker and Docker Compose v2 installed and running.

Running the Quickstart🔗

Run the following command:

1curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/polaris/refs/heads/main/site/content/guides/quickstart/docker-compose.yml | docker compose -p polaris-quickstart -f - up -d

This command will start Polaris + RustFS and automatically create:

• Catalog: quickstart_catalog
• Principal: quickstart_user (with full access)

Check the logs for credentials and example commands:

1docker compose -p polaris-quickstart logs

Useful URLs🔗

• Polaris REST API: http://localhost:8181
• RustFS Console: http://localhost:9001

To stop the services:

1docker compose -p polaris-quickstart down

Next Steps🔗

• Binary Distribution
• Setup Tools
• Spark Integration
• Full Documentation