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Get a SpacetimeDB Rust app running in under 5 minutes.

Prerequisites

Rust installed
SpacetimeDB CLI installed

<StepByStep> <Step title="Create your project"> <StepText> Run the `spacetime dev` command to create a new project with a Rust SpacetimeDB module.

  This will start the local SpacetimeDB server, compile and publish your module, and generate Rust client bindings.
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bash

spacetime dev --template basic-rs

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</Step> <Step title="Explore the project structure"> <StepText> Your project contains both server and client code.

  Edit `spacetimedb/src/lib.rs` to add tables and reducers. Use the generated bindings in `src/module_bindings/` to build your client.
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my-spacetime-app/
├── spacetimedb/             # Your SpacetimeDB module
│   ├── Cargo.toml
│   └── src/
│       └── lib.rs           # Server-side logic
├── Cargo.toml
├── src/
│   ├── main.rs              # Client application
│   └── module_bindings/     # Auto-generated types
└── README.md

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</Step> <Step title="Understand tables and reducers"> <StepText> Open `spacetimedb/src/lib.rs` to see the module code. The template includes a `Person` table and two reducers: `add` to insert a person, and `say_hello` to greet everyone.

  Tables store your data. Reducers are functions that modify data — they're the only way to write to the database.
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rust

use spacetimedb::{ReducerContext, Table};

#[spacetimedb::table(accessor = person, public)]
pub struct Person {
    name: String,
}

#[spacetimedb::reducer]
pub fn add(ctx: &ReducerContext, name: String) {
    ctx.db.person().insert(Person { name });
}

#[spacetimedb::reducer]
pub fn say_hello(ctx: &ReducerContext) {
    for person in ctx.db.person().iter() {
        log::info!("Hello, {}!", person.name);
    }
    log::info!("Hello, World!");
}

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</Step> <Step title="Test with the CLI"> <StepText> Open a new terminal and navigate to your project directory. Then use the SpacetimeDB CLI to call reducers and query your data directly. </StepText> <StepCode> ```bash cd my-spacetime-app

Call the add reducer to insert a person

spacetime call add Alice

Query the person table

spacetime sql "SELECT * FROM person" name

"Alice"

Call say_hello to greet everyone

spacetime call say_hello

View the module logs

spacetime logs 2025-01-13T12:00:00.000000Z INFO: Hello, Alice! 2025-01-13T12:00:00.000000Z INFO: Hello, World!

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## Next steps

- See the [Chat App Tutorial](../00300-tutorials/00100-chat-app.md) for a complete example
- Read the [Rust SDK Reference](../../00200-core-concepts/00600-clients/00500-rust-reference.md) for detailed API docs