# Bootstrapping a SQL Catalog on a Key-Value Store

DevFeed: [Bootstrapping a SQL Catalog on a Key-Value Store](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/keys-and-values-are-all-you-need-39416.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://n8z.dev/posts/keys-and-values-are-all-you-need/>)

Author: Nevin Zheng

Published: 2026-05-15T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [nevzheng](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nevzheng.md>)

Topics: [SQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sql.md>), [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>)

Tags: [key-value-store](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/key-value-store.md>), [sql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sql.md>)

## AI overview

A walkthrough of building a SQL catalog on a key-value store, covering the path from names and UUIDs to system-table rows and durable user records.

## Source excerpt

Bootstrapping a SQL catalog on a flat key-value store, end to end.