> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.starrocks.io/llms.txt). This page is also available as Markdown at its `.md` URL.

# Quick Start

These Quick Start guides will help you get going with a small StarRocks environment. The clusters that you will launch will be suitable for learning how StarRocks works, but are not meant for analyzing large datasets or performance testing.

For scalable deployments please see [deploying StarRocks](https://docs.starrocks.io/docs/deployment.md)

## [📄️ Claude + StarRocks MCP](https://docs.starrocks.io/docs/quick_start/MCP.md)

[Analyze complex data with Claude and the StarRocks MCP server on a shared-data cluster.](https://docs.starrocks.io/docs/quick_start/MCP.md)

## [📄️ Deploy StarRocks with Docker](https://docs.starrocks.io/docs/quick_start/shared-nothing.md)

[StarRocks in Docker: Query real data with JOINs](https://docs.starrocks.io/docs/quick_start/shared-nothing.md)

## [📄️ Separate storage and compute](https://docs.starrocks.io/docs/quick_start/shared-data.md)

[Quick start guide for deploying StarRocks in shared-data mode with separate compute and storage.](https://docs.starrocks.io/docs/quick_start/shared-data.md)

## [📄️ Apache Iceberg Lakehouse](https://docs.starrocks.io/docs/quick_start/iceberg.md)

[Quick start guide for querying Apache Iceberg data lakes with StarRocks.](https://docs.starrocks.io/docs/quick_start/iceberg.md)

## [📄️ Apache Hudi Lakehouse](https://docs.starrocks.io/docs/quick_start/hudi.md)

[Quick start guide for querying Apache Hudi data lakes with StarRocks.](https://docs.starrocks.io/docs/quick_start/hudi.md)

## [📄️ Kafka routine load StarRocks using shared-data storage](https://docs.starrocks.io/docs/quick_start/routine-load.md)

[Quick start guide for streaming data from Kafka into StarRocks using Routine Load with shared-data storage.](https://docs.starrocks.io/docs/quick_start/routine-load.md)

## [📄️ StarRocks with Helm](https://docs.starrocks.io/docs/quick_start/helm.md)

[Quick start guide for deploying StarRocks on Kubernetes using Helm.](https://docs.starrocks.io/docs/quick_start/helm.md)