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title: Apache AsterixDB layout: default

AsterixDB supports various storage and indexing options:

• Managed datasets, internal LSM-based storage
• External datasets, e.g., data on HDFS
• Secondary indexes, for both storage options.

If you would like to know more about how to contribute to AsterixDB or any of its related components, head on over to the [Contributing]({{ site.url }}dev-setup.html) page to learn more.

[AsterixDB 101]({{ site.DOCS_BASE_URL }}/aql/primer.html)