Liquibase Resources

If you're just getting started with Liquibase, check out Introduction to Liquibase to learn how it works. When you're ready to install the software, go to Install Liquibase. You can use the following resources on this page to get you started on your Liquibase journey!

Get certified

Learn all the Liquibase fundamentals from free online courses by Liquibase experts and see how to apply them in the real world at https://learn.liquibase.com/index.

Read the documentation

Please check out and contribute to the continually improving docs, now at https://docs.liquibase.com/.

Check out the https://contribute.liquibase.com/ docs too!

Meet the community

Our community has built a lot. From extensions to integrations, you’ve helped make Liquibase the amazing open source project that it is today. Keep contributing to making it stronger:

• Contribute code
• Make doc updates
• Help by asking and answering questions
• Set up a chat with the Product team

Thanks to everyone who helps make the Liquibase community strong!

Get support

If you're a Liquibase Pro user, you can access our support portal.

If you're a Liquibase Open Source user, please submit your questions to the forum.

Installation file descriptions

• Liquibase CLI: includes open-source and commercial functionality:
  • liquibase-<version>.tar.gz: archive in tar.gz format
  • liquibase-<version>.zip: archive in ZIP format
  • liquibase-windows-x64-installer-<version>.exe: installer for Windows
• Primary libraries: for embedding in other software:
  • liquibase-core-<version>.jar: base Liquibase library (open source)
  • liquibase-commerical-<version>.jar: additional commercial functionality

  Note: liquibase-core-<version>.jar contains only the open-source license. If you use Liquibase Pro or other commercial add-ons, you must also install liquibase-commercial-<version>.jar.

• liquibase-additional-<version>.zip: contains additional, less commonly used files:
  • Additional libraries such as liquibase-maven-plugin.jar and liquibase-cdi.jar
  • Javadocs for all the libraries
  • Source archives for all the open source libraries
  • ASC/MD5/SHA1 verification hashes for all files
• liquibase-azure-deps-<version>.jar: contains dependencies needed to use Liquibase on Microsoft SQL Server with Microsoft Azure SQL Managed Instance.
• Source code (zip): ZIP archive of this repository's source code
• Source code (tar.gz): tar.gz archive of this repository's source code

Next steps

1. Introduction to Liquibase – Dive into Liquibase concepts
2. Design Your Liquibase Project – Create a new Liquibase project folder and organize your changelogs
3. Liquibase Database Tutorials – Configure Liquibase to work with your own database
4. How to Apply Your Liquibase Pro License Key – If you use Liquibase Pro, activate your license