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title: "Best practices"
slug: "dev-database-best-practices"
updated: 2026-11-05T22:16:11Z
published: 2026-11-05T22:16:11Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/dev-database-best-practices"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vastdata.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Best practices

Recommended designs and starting values for VAST DataBase workloads; measure with your own data before you rely on them. If you run Trino against your tables, start with Trino with VAST DataBase.

- **[Trino with VAST DataBase](/develop/docs/dev-database-best-practices-trino)**: Starting recommendations for Trino on VAST DataBase: network, endpoints, splits, node sizing, separate workloads and table design for Trino queries.