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Installation
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Install SQLSpec with the Litestar extra and a database adapter.

.. tab-set::

   .. tab-item:: PostgreSQL (asyncpg)

      .. code-block:: bash

         pip install "sqlspec[asyncpg,litestar]"

   .. tab-item:: PostgreSQL (psycopg)

      .. code-block:: bash

         pip install "sqlspec[psycopg,litestar]"

   .. tab-item:: SQLite (async)

      .. code-block:: bash

         pip install "sqlspec[aiosqlite,litestar]"

   .. tab-item:: MySQL

      .. code-block:: bash

         pip install "sqlspec[asyncmy,litestar]"

Requirements
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- **Python 3.9+**
- **Litestar 2.0+**
- A compatible async database adapter

Next Steps
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Proceed to :doc:`quickstart` to wire the plugin into your Litestar app.