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OceanBase Database is a distributed relational database. It is developed entirely by Ant Group. The OceanBase Database is built on a common server cluster. Based on the Paxos protocol and its distributed structure, the OceanBase Database provides high availability and linear scalability. The OceanBase Database is not dependent on specific hardware architectures.

Key features

• Transparent Scalability

  An OceanBase cluster can be scaled to 1,500 nodes transparently, handling petabytes of data and a trillion rows of records.

• Ultra-fast Performance

  The only distributed database that has refreshed both the TPC-C record, at 707 million tmpC, and the TPC-H record, at 15.26 million QphH @30000GB.

• Real-time Operational Analytics

  A unified system for both transactional and real-time operational analytics workloads.

• Continuous Availability

  OceanBase Database adopts the Paxos Consensus algorithm to achieve Zero RPO and less than 8 seconds of RTO. Supports intra-city/remote disaster recovery, enabling multi-activity in multiple locations and zero data loss.

• MySQL Compatible

  OceanBase Database is highly compatible with MySQL, which ensures that zero or a few modifications are needed for migration.

• Cost Efficiency

  The cutting-edge compression technology saves 70%–90% of storage costs without compromising performance. The multi-tenancy architecture achieves higher resource utilization.

See also key features for more details.

Quick start

🔥 Start with all-in-one

You can quickly deploy a stand-alone OceanBase Database to experience with the following commands:

Note: Linux Only

# download and install all-in-one package (internet connection is required)
bash -c "$(curl -s https://obbusiness-private.oss-cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com/download-center/opensource/oceanbase-all-in-one/installer.sh)"
source ~/.oceanbase-all-in-one/bin/env.sh

# quickly deploy OceanBase database
obd demo

🐳 Start with docker

1. Start an OceanBase Database instance:

   # Deploy a mini standalone instance.
   docker run -p 2881:2881 --name oceanbase-ce -e MODE=mini -d oceanbase/oceanbase-ce

2. Connect to the OceanBase Database instance:

   docker exec -it oceanbase-ce ob-mysql sys # Connect to the root user of the sys tenant.

See also Quick experience or Quick Start (Simplified Chinese) for more details.

👨‍💻 Start developing

See OceanBase Developer Document to learn how to compile and deploy a manually compiled observer.

Roadmap

For future plans, see Roadmap 2023. See also OceanBase Roadmap for more details.

Case study

OceanBase has been serving more than 400 customers and upgraded their database from different industries, including Financial Services, Telecom, Retail, Internet, and more.

See also success stories and Who is using OceanBase for more details.

System architecture

Introduction to system architecture

Contributing

Contributions are highly appreciated. Read the development guide to get started.

License

OceanBase Database is licensed under the Mulan Public License, Version 2. See the LICENSE file for more info.

Community

Join the OceanBase community via:

• Slack Workspace
• Chinese User Forum
• DingTalk Group: 33254054 (QR code)
• WeChat Group (Add the assistant with WeChat ID: OBCE666)