site/_src/_guide/_setup.md

Setup

Start by installing the official BigchainDB JavaScript driver, Python driver or Java driver:

# JavaScript driver
npm i bigchaindb-driver

# Python driver
pip install -U bigchaindb-driver

<!-- Java driver, in pom.xml for Maven users -->
<dependency>
	<groupId>com.bigchaindb</groupId>
	<artifactId>bigchaindb-driver</artifactId>
	<version>1.0</version>
</dependency>

Then, include that as a module and connect to any BigchainDB node.

const BigchainDB = require('bigchaindb-driver')

const API_PATH = 'https://test1.testnet2.com/api/v1/'
const conn = new BigchainDB.Connection(API_PATH)

from bigchaindb_driver import BigchainDB

conn = BigchainDB('https://test1.testnet2.com')

BigchainDbConfigBuilder
	.baseUrl("https://test1.testnet2.com/").setup();