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Getting started Getting started
=============== ===============
.. _getting_started_demo:
Play with a live demo Play with a live demo
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* `global-power-plants.datasettes.com <https://global-power-plants.datasettes.com/global-power-plants/global-power-plants>`__ provides a searchable database of power plants around the world, using data from the `World Resources Institude <https://www.wri.org/publication/global-power-plant-database>`__ rendered using the `datasette-cluster-map <https://github.com/simonw/datasette-cluster-map>`__ plugin. * `global-power-plants.datasettes.com <https://global-power-plants.datasettes.com/global-power-plants/global-power-plants>`__ provides a searchable database of power plants around the world, using data from the `World Resources Institude <https://www.wri.org/publication/global-power-plant-database>`__ rendered using the `datasette-cluster-map <https://github.com/simonw/datasette-cluster-map>`__ plugin.
* `fivethirtyeight.datasettes.com <https://fivethirtyeight.datasettes.com/fivethirtyeight>`__ shows Datasette running against over 400 datasets imported from the `FiveThirtyEight GitHub repository <https://github.com/fivethirtyeight/data>`__. * `fivethirtyeight.datasettes.com <https://fivethirtyeight.datasettes.com/fivethirtyeight>`__ shows Datasette running against over 400 datasets imported from the `FiveThirtyEight GitHub repository <https://github.com/fivethirtyeight/data>`__.
.. _getting_started_tutorial:
Follow a tutorial
-----------------
Datasette has several `tutorials <https://datasette.io/tutorials>`__ to help you get started with the tool. Try one of the following:
- `Exploring a database with Datasette <https://datasette.io/tutorials/explore>`__ shows how to use the Datasette web interface to explore a new database.
- `Learn SQL with Datasette <https://datasette.io/tutorials/learn-sql>`__ introduces SQL, and shows how to use that query language to ask questions of your data.
.. _getting_started_glitch: .. _getting_started_glitch:
Try Datasette without installing anything using Glitch Try Datasette without installing anything using Glitch