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hero:
  name: "LonaDB"
  text: "JSON based and written in JavaScript"
  tagline: Simple, free and Open-Source.
  actions:
    - theme: brand
      text: Get Started
      link: /guide/getting-started
    - theme: alt
      text: View on GitHub
      link: https://github.com/LonaDB/Server
  image: 
    src: /logo_large.svg
    alt: LonaDB Logo

features:
  - title: What is LonaDB?
    details: LonaDB is an early-stage prototype of a JavaScript-based database. It utilizes Binary JSON as its storage format and provides support for multiple users and tables.
  - title: Open-Source!
    details: This is a Open-Source Project. This means that anyone can look at our source code. That way, we can't put a license check for example in our project.
  - title: How does it work?
    details: Hadro is our database server running in Node.js! It provides Client Libraries for interacting with the database. Also, it utilizes a TCP-Socket for communication with the clients.
  - title: Your own instance!
    details: LonaDB is self-hosted, meaning you can run it on your own server. This allows you to have full control over your data with no one spying.
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