Quickstart

Get etcd up and running in less than 5 minutes!

Follow these instructions to locally install, run, and test a single-member cluster of etcd:

  1. Install etcd from pre-built binaries or from source. For details, see Install.

  2. Launch etcd:

    $ etcd --logger=zap
    {"level":"info","ts":"2021-09-20T08:19:31.340-0400","caller":"etcdmain/etcd.go:110","msg":... }
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  3. From another terminal, use etcdctl to set a key:

    $ etcdctl put greeting "Hello, etcd"
    OK
    
  4. From the same terminal, retrieve the key:

    $ etcdctl get greeting
    greeting
    Hello, etcd
    

What’s next?

Learn about more ways to configure and use etcd from the following pages: