HBase is a scalable, distributed database built on Hadoop Core.

## Table of Contents

- Getting Started
- Example API Usage
- Related Documentation

## Getting Started

See the Getting Started section of the HBase Book.

## Example API Usage

For sample Java code, see org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client documentation.

If your client is NOT Java, consider the Thrift or REST libraries.

## Related Documentation

- HBase Home Page
- HBase Book
- Hadoop Home Page