Welcome to HBase!
HBase is the Hadoop database. Its an open-source, distributed, column-oriented store modeled after the Google paper, Bigtable: A Distributed Storeage System for Structured Data by Chang et al. Just as Bigtable leverages the distributed data storage provided by the Google File System, HBase provides Bigtable-like capabilities on top of Hadoop.
HBase's modest goal is the hosting of very large tables -- billions of rows X millions of columns -- atop clusters of commodity hardward. Try it if your plans for a data store run to big.
Getting Started
Start by installing HBase on a single machine or a very small cluster.
- Learn about HBase by reading the documentation.
- Download HBase from the release page.
Getting Involved
HBase is an open source volunteer project under the Apache Software Foundation. It is a subproject of Hadoop. We encourage you to learn about the project and contribute your expertise. Here are some starter links:
- See our How to Contribute to HBase page.
- Give us feedback: What can we do better?
- Join the mailing list: Meet the community.
- Become an HBase Fan up on facebook.