Clone a Demo Database

Clone a pre-populated demo database from the public templates server to your local TerminusDB instance. No account required — just a running TerminusDB on localhost:6363.

Available templates

The public templates server at data.terminusdb.org hosts curated datasets you can clone in one command:

Clone Star Wars

curl -u admin:root -X POST http://localhost:6363/api/clone/admin/star-wars \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization-Remote: Basic cHVibGljOnB1YmxpYw==" \
  -d '{"remote_url": "https://data.terminusdb.org/public/star-wars", "label": "Star Wars", "comment": "Star Wars demo dataset"}'

Then explore it: Explore a Real Dataset

Clone Ecommerce

curl -u admin:root -X POST http://localhost:6363/api/clone/admin/ecommerce \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization-Remote: Basic cHVibGljOnB1YmxpYw==" \
  -d '{"remote_url": "https://data.terminusdb.org/public/ecommerce", "label": "Ecommerce", "comment": "Ecommerce tutorial dataset"}'

Then explore it: Explore an Ecommerce Dataset

How it works

The clone operation uses TerminusDB's git-for-data architecture:

1. Your local instance contacts data.terminusdb.org (authenticated with public:public read-only credentials)
2. The entire database — schema, documents, and commit history — is pulled to your local instance
3. The clone is now yours: query it, branch it, modify it. Changes stay local.

Cloning is efficient even for large datasets because TerminusDB uses content-addressed storage — only unique data layers are transferred.

Next steps

• Get Started — the complete quickstart tutorial
• Explore a Real Dataset — Star Wars dataset walkthrough
• Explore an Ecommerce Dataset — business scenario walkthrough
• WOQL Basics — learn the query language
• GraphQL Basics — query with GraphQL