# First steps

The recommended path from installation to a working ParticleDB application.

Source: https://particledb.ai/getting-started/first-steps/

Start with [Run your first query](/getting-started/quickstart/). It covers installation, a local server, table creation, a write and a read.

## Continue with your application

1. Choose a [language client](/sdks/overview/).
2. Learn [parameters and transactions](/guides/relational-data/).
3. Add [search and memory](/guides/search-and-memory/) or [key-value](/guides/key-value/) where your application needs them.
4. Move reusable logic into [Particles](/particles/overview/).
5. Review [security](/guides/security/) and [deployment](/guides/deployment/).

For a disposable test setup, follow [local development](/guides/local-development/). For an existing database, start with [migration](/operations/migration/).

## Related

[Documentation home](/docs/) · [Troubleshooting](/guides/troubleshooting/)