TigerBeetle quickstart

TigerBeetle is a purpose-built ledger database. Parix does not replace its data model. It packages TigerBeetle behind a managed control plane and gateway.

Core concepts

TigerBeetle centers on a few primitives:

• accounts
• transfers
• integer-based identifiers and amounts
• strongly consistent, append-only ledger operations

Parix keeps those primitives visible so teams can use the official TigerBeetle client model rather than a separate product-specific abstraction.

What Parix adds

TigerBeetle by itself does not provide the full operator experience that this repository targets. Parix adds:

• authentication and org context at the edge
• provider-aware request dispatch
• HTTP gateway translation into native TigerBeetle client calls
• provisioning, upgrade, and backup workflows
• logs, metrics, CDC configuration, and backup history in the dashboard

Operational model

Current product behavior assumes:

• requests reach TigerBeetle through a gateway path
• CDC is handled on a separate transport path from synchronous request routing
• backups, upgrades, and topology changes are orchestrated by control-plane workflows

Best fit

Parix is a good fit when you want TigerBeetle's durability and ledger semantics, but you want the platform to handle:

• cluster lifecycle
• gateway deployment
• observability surfaces
• CDC transport integration
• backup artifact tracking

For the system layout, continue with Parix architecture.