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Title: Quickstart
type: docs
weight: 99
---

Use this guide to quickly start running Polaris. This is not intended for production use.

## Prerequisites

- Have Docker (with Docker Compose v2) installed & running on your machine

## Running

Run the following command:

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

```
This command will:
1. Create a Catalog named `quickstart_catalog` with RustFS-backed storage.
2. Create a user principal `quickstart_user` with full access to the catalog.

Once the command has been run, you will see examples on how to interact with this Polaris server in the logs.
