---
title: "Getting started with SurrealDB"
description: "Thank you very much to Chris Hay, CTO at IBM iX for his excellent, thorough video on SurrealDB. We are looking forward to the sequel!"
url: https://surrealdb.com/blog/getting-started-with-surrealdb
date: 2022-09-06
authors: "Tobie Morgan Hitchcock"
---

# Getting started with SurrealDB

![Getting started with SurrealDB](https://cdn.surrealdb.com/cl95jl203ggs73c8tt1g.auto)

Thank you very much to Chris Hay, CTO at IBM iX for his excellent, thorough video on SurrealDB. We are looking forward to the sequel!

[Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D41jb4DDIdA)

[https://youtu.be/D41jb4DDIdA](https://youtu.be/D41jb4DDIdA)