Join the ArcadeDB Community

ArcadeDB is built in the open under the Apache 2.0 license. Ask questions, report bugs, share what you are building, and help with code, tests and documentation.

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Where to talk

We're looking forward to your contribution. Help the project with code, tests, documentation, and more.

GitHub Discussions

Join the conversation, ask questions, and share your knowledge with the community. This is also the place to propose a new feature before writing code.

GitHub Discussions

Discord Server

Chat with the team and other community members in real time. Open the invite.

Bug reports

Search GitHub Issues first. If the bug is new, open an issue with a clear description, a code sample or failing test, and your ArcadeDB and JVM versions.

Open an issue

Security reports

Never in a public issue. Use a private GitHub Security Advisory or email [email protected], as described in the security policy.

Security

Learn

The free ArcadeDB Academy has courses with certificates, and every use case has a runnable demo you can start with Docker Compose.

Read the docs

The people who build it

As of October 2026, the GitHub API lists 49 contributors with GitHub accounts on the main repository, not counting bots. ArcadeDB is built by volunteers and Arcade Data employees working together. These are the most active by commit count:

7,864 commits 1,496 commits 159 commits 122 commits 36 commits 36 commits 36 commits 23 commits 23 commits 10 commits 9 commits 7 commits

Commit counts from the GitHub contributors API, October 2026. See everyone on the contributors graph.

How to contribute

The full guide is CONTRIBUTING.md. The short version:

Follow along

Release notes, new features and community projects, posted where you already are.

From the blog

Release write-ups, deep dives and migration guides from the people who build ArcadeDB.

What Is a Multi-Model Database? A Practical Guide

A multi-model database stores graphs, documents, key-value pairs, vectors and time series in one engine, under one transaction. What it is, how it differs from polyglot persistence, and when it...

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