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Getting Started

Welcome to the BaseX quickstart. This page is one of the main sections of the documentation, and it includes some beginner guides for working with BaseX. We suggest to start with the graphical frontend as this is the easiest way to access your XML data and get an idea of how BaseX works.

XQuery Guide

Information on performing XPath and XQuery requests with BaseX, and the wide range of XQuery functions and extensions can be found in our Query Portal.

Developer's Guide

The Developer Portal provides useful information for developers. Here you can find information on various alternatives to integrate BaseX into your own project.

Advanced User's Guide

Information for advanced users can be found in our Advanced User Portal. This section mainly contains advanced information about the BaseX Server and the BaseX GUI.