> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://tygress.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

# Installation

Run `npm i tygress` or `yarn add tygress`

Make sure you have decorators enabled in your `tsconfig.json`

```json theme={null}
{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "experimentalDecorators": true,
    "emitDecoratorMetadata": true
  }
}
```

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Existing database" icon="database" href="/quickstart/existing-db">
    I have a database already
  </Card>

  <Card title="New database" icon="wrench" href="/quickstart/new-db">
    I am creating a database
  </Card>
</Columns>