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Guides, references, and releases

Start with the main codebase documentation, browse DeepWiki summaries, or download the latest daily builds for evaluation.

Source and build

Clone the main repository and build with Maven. The primary documentation lives with the code, including install, evaluation, and development guidance.

Open the README

DeepWiki guide

DeepWiki provides a navigable summary of the main repo, covering modules, architecture, deployment, and source file references.

Browse DeepWiki

Daily builds

Use the automated daily release if you want the newest packaged artifacts for early evaluation or local experimentation.

Get daily builds

User Guide

Deployment and evaluation workflows

Follow the project guides for installation, benchmark setup, and evaluation on analytical workloads.

Install Pixels

Set up Pixels services, metadata, and dependencies using the primary installation guide from the main repository.

Open installation guide

TPC-H evaluation

Reproduce benchmark-oriented experiments and learn how Pixels is evaluated on standard analytical workloads.

Read the TPC-H guide

ClickBench evaluation

Explore ClickBench-oriented evaluation steps for additional workload and performance comparisons.

Read the ClickBench guide

Specification

Architecture and core references

Use these references to understand the main engine layout, deployment surfaces, and architectural organization of PixelsDB.

Project overview

The main README summarizes the Pixels engine, storage goals, supported backends, and major subsystems.

Read the overview

Architecture guide

DeepWiki provides a navigable architecture view covering modules, services, and code references across the repository.

Browse DeepWiki architecture

Service deployment reference

The installation documentation also serves as an operational reference for daemon roles, ports, and system dependencies.

Open deployment reference

Integrations

Representative repositories

The GitHub organization includes the core engine, integrations, supporting services, and educational or experimental projects around PixelsDB.

pixelsdb/mini-pixels

Educational analytic storage engine derived from Pixels for learning and teaching.

SDK

Developer interfaces and implementation entry points

Explore the main implementation surfaces for developers working with PixelsDB in C++, Java, and operational tooling.

C++ implementation

The C++ tree contains the low-level implementation, DuckDB integration, and build instructions for native components.

Open the C++ README

CLI and daemon tooling

Pixels ships operational tooling for service deployment and command-line interaction through the daemon and CLI modules.

Explore CLI sources

Java module tree

The Java codebase contains the storage engine, services, connectors, and execution components that make up the broader system.

Browse the full repository