# Introduction to Veloquent

Veloquent is an open-source Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) built on Laravel. It provides authentication, database, storage, real-time capabilities, and multi-tenancy out of the box.

## Core Philosophy

Veloquent is designed to power multiple applications from a single instance, bringing multi-tenant capabilities directly to your workflow. Built on Laravel, it can be deployed anywhere a Laravel application runs. It also includes a built-in admin panel for easy management of your applications.

## Key Features

- **Dynamic Collections**: Create and manage your database tables through a simple UI or API.
- **Rich Field Types**: Support for a variety of field types, including `Text`, `Number`, `Boolean`, `Datetime`, `Email`, `Relation`, and more.
- **Expression-based Rules**: Secure your data with granular access control using Firebase-like rules.
- **User Management**: Built-in authentication for your users with support for standard and OAuth flows.
- **Real-time Subscriptions**: Build reactive applications with ease using WebSockets.
- **Multi-tenancy**: Power multiple applications from a single instance.

## Agent Support

You can access the documentation in pure Markdown format by appending a `.md` extension to any page URL.

Example:
[.../docs/2.x/getting-started/introduction](https://velophp.com/docs/2.x/getting-started/introduction) → [.../docs/2.x/getting-started/introduction.md](https://velophp.com/docs/2.x/getting-started/introduction.md)

Alternatively, you can use `/llms.txt` or `/llms-full.txt` to retrieve fully compiled Markdown documentation, ready for use in agent development.

[https://velophp.com/llms.txt](https://velophp.com/llms.txt)

## Getting Started

To get started with Veloquent, the quickest path is following the [Quickstart Guide](../getting-started/quickstart.md).

## Next Steps

If you're ready to go deeper, you can check out the [Collections](../the-basics/collections.md) systems, how [Schema Management](../the-basics/schema-management.md) works, and start [Working with Records](../the-basics/records.md).