DGraph

Lesson in the Backend Developer Roadmap · Stage 23: Building For Scale

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is DGraph?

DGraph is a distributed, fast, and scalable graph database. It's designed to handle large amounts of data and complex relationships between data points. DGraph uses GraphQL as its query language, allowing developers to retrieve and manipulate data in a graph structure easily. It's built for production environments, offering features like ACID transactions, high availability, and horizontal scalability.

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Free resources to learn DGraph

Official docsDgraph
Open sourcedgraph
ArticleDgraph, what is a graph database anyway?
VideoLearn Dgraph in 20 minutes (Graph Database) quick tutorial

DGraph: common questions

Can I learn DGraph in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain DGraph in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this DGraph tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 152 of 155 in the free Backend roadmap, in stage 23, Building For Scale. If you are new to Backend, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.