StackQL is an open-source project built with Golang that allows you to create, modify and query the state of services and resources across different cloud and SaaS providers (Google, AWS, Azure, Okta, GitHub, etc.) using SQL semantics
StackQL is a standalone application that can be used in client mode (via exec
or shell
) or accessed via a Postgres wire protocol client (psycopg2
, etc.) using server mode (srv
).
StackQL parses SQL statements and transpiles them into API requests to the cloud provider. The API calls are then executed and the results are returned to the user.
StackQL provider definitions are defined in OpenAPI extensions to the providers specification. These definitions are then used to generate the SQL schema and the API client. The source for the provider definitions are stored in the StackQL Registry.
StackQL Context Diagram
The following context diagram describes the StackQL architecture at a high level:
flowchart LR
subgraph StackQL
direction BT
subgraph ProviderDefs
Registry[Provider Registry Docs]
end
subgraph App
Proc[$ stackql exec\n$ stackql shell\n$ stackql srv]
style Proc fill:#000,stroke:#000,color:#fff,text-align:left;
%% ,font-family:'Courier New', Courier, monospace
end
end
User((User)) <--> StackQL <--> Provider[Cloud Provider API]
ProviderDefs --> App
More detailed design documentation can be found in the here.
StackQL is available for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Docker, GitHub Actions and more. See the installation instructions below for your platform.
Installing on MacOS
- Homebrew (
amd64
andarm64
)brew install stackql
orbrew tap stackql/tap && brew install stackql/tap/stackql
- MacOS PKG Installer (
amd64
andarm64
)- download the latest MacOS PKG installer for StackQL
- run the installer and follow the prompts
Installing on Windows
- MSI Installer
- download the latest MSI installer for StackQL
- run the installer and follow the prompts
- Chocolatey
- install Chocolatey
- run
choco install stackql
- ZIP Archive
- download the latest Windows ZIP archive for StackQL
- extract the archive (code signed
stackql.exe
file) to a directory of your choice - add the directory to your
PATH
environment variable (optional)
Installing on Linux
- ZIP Archive
- download the latest Linux ZIP archive for StackQL
- or via
curl -L https://bit.ly/stackql-zip -O && unzip stackql-zip
- or via
- extract the archive (
stackql
file) to a directory of your choice - add the directory to your
PATH
environment variable (optional)
- download the latest Linux ZIP archive for StackQL
Getting StackQL from DockerHub
View all available StackQL images on DockerHub. Images available include
stackql
,stackql-jupyter-demo
and more. Pull the latest StackQL base image using:
docker pull stackql/stackql
Using StackQL with GitHub Actions
Use StackQL in your GitHub Actions workflows to automate cloud infrastructure provisioning, IaC assurance, or compliance/security. Available GitHub Actions include:
setup-stackql
,stackql-exec
and more
StackQL can be used via the interactive REPL shell, or via the exec
command or ran as a server using the Postgres wire protocol.
ℹ️ StackQL does not require or install a database.
-
Interactive Shell
# run interactive stackql queries stackql shell --auth="${AUTH}"
-
Execute a statement or file
stackql exec --auth="${AUTH}" -i myscript.iql --iqldata vars.jsonnet --output json # or stackql exec --auth="${AUTH}" "SELECT id, status FROM aws.ec2.instances WHERE region = 'us-east-1'"
ℹ️ output options of
json
,csv
,table
andtext
are available for theexec
command using the--output
flagℹ️ StackQL supports passing parameters using
jsonnet
orjson
, see Using Variables -
Server
# serve client requests over the Postgres wire protocol (psycopg2, etc.) stackql srv --auth="${AUTH}"
For more examples, please check our Blog
Contributions are welcome and encouraged. For more information on how to contribute, please see our contributing guide.
Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE
for more information. Licenses for third party software we are using are included in the /docs/licenses directory.
Get in touch with us via Twitter at @stackql, email us at [email protected] or start a conversation using discussions.
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We gratefully acknowledge these pieces of work.