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As a Document DB it remains true to the core principles of these type of storage mechanisms. Somehow it manages to combine the best of relational databases with that of document databases.
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RavenDB is a great piece of technology and had a very positive impact on our workflow. The dedicated and very professional support of the core team really makes a difference.
Federico Lois, Founder, Corvalius
RavenDB
Version 616
Latest official release
RavenDB-Unstable
Version 640
Latest unstable build, not recommended for production use
Nuget package of the latest official release. Contains the Client API for .NET and Silverlight. Server folder and tools included.
Nuget package of the latest official release, containing the embedded client only.
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Nuget
The easiest way to getting started with RavenDB is by installing it via nuget. There are 2 nuget packages: RavenDB client/server and RavenDB-Embedded. Unless you need RavenDB embedded in your application, use the first package.
Detailed instructions on how to install RavenDB in your project from nuget can be found here.
Builds
RavenDB is being released quite frequently. There is a stable release, the one that is recommended for production, about once in two weeks. An unstable release is made available a few times a week, sometimes several times a day.
Latest stable builds are available here: http://builds.hibernatingrhinos.com/builds/RavenDB.
Unstable builds are available here (not recommended for production use): http://builds.hibernatingrhinos.com/builds/RavenDB-Unstable.
Read more on the builds and our development cycle here.
Bundles
Bundles are additions to the RavenDB server, which are built as an extra layer on top of it to extend it.
The bundles are shipped in bith the build packages and the nuget packages, and can be installed and updated easily. Read more about the bundles here.
Source code
The full source code is available on GitHub, under the AGPLv3 license.
Fork us: http://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/.
Download the current source snapshot (zip): http://github.com/ravendb/ravendb/archives/master.