Installation

Rust Library

Add HeliosDB-Lite to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
heliosdb-lite = "3.5"

Or via cargo:

cargo add heliosdb-lite

CLI Tool

Install the command-line interface:

cargo install heliosdb-lite

Python SDK

pip install heliosdb-lite

Node.js SDK

npm install heliosdb-lite
# or
yarn add heliosdb-lite

Go SDK

go get github.com/heliosdb/heliosdb-lite-go

Building from Source

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/heliosdb/heliosdb-lite.git
cd heliosdb-lite

# Build release
cargo build --release

# Run tests
cargo test

Platform Support

Platform	Architecture	Status
Linux	x86_64, aarch64	Fully supported
macOS	x86_64, Apple Silicon	Fully supported
Windows	x86_64	Fully supported
FreeBSD	x86_64	Community supported

Feature Flags

Enable optional features in Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
heliosdb-lite = { version = "3.4", features = ["encryption", "simd"] }

Feature	Description
`encryption`	Enable AES-256-GCM encryption at rest
`simd`	Enable SIMD acceleration for vector operations
`server`	Enable PostgreSQL wire protocol server

Verifying Installation

# Check version
heliosdb-lite --version

# Run quick test
heliosdb-lite repl --memory
> SELECT 1 + 1;

Next Steps

Quick Start Guide - Create your first database
Deployment Modes - Choose how to deploy