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R. ReidPractical CockroachDBhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8224-3_2

2. Installing CockroachDB

Rob Reid1  
(1)
Liss, Hampshire, UK
 

One of CockroachDB’s many strengths is the ease with which you can install it. In this chapter, we’ll explore CockroachDB’s licensing model and the various ways you can install it.

Licensing

We’ll start with a tour of CockroachDB’s licensing options to familiarize ourselves with what each option provides. There are both free and paid-for models, and your choice of model will depend on your requirements and the features available in each.

Free

There are two free options available . One is an on-premises installation of the CockroachDB ...

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