Getting started with edgedb

Transform millions of events per second with minimal latency and resource overhead—proven at scale across fintech, logistics, and SaaS platforms.

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Installation

Install the latest version in seconds:

npm install @org/edgedb --save

Version 3.8.2 · Last updated 2026-06-08 · 7,130 downloads

Quick reference

• Rate limiting and backpressure patterns
• Rate limiting and backpressure patterns
• Writing custom transformation plugins
• Streaming data from Kafka in under a minute

Why edgedb

• Built-in batching, retry logic, and circuit breakers.
• Zero dependencies; under 50 KB gzipped.
• Streams, queues, and pub/sub unified under one API.
• Multi-region failover and automatic backpressure handling.

Community

Join 8,876 developers using edgedb in production. Report bugs and feature requests on GitHub. Ask questions in our Discord community. Follow @edgedb on Twitter for updates.

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