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title: "Configuration"
description: "Global CLI options, environment variables, and deployment configuration."
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# Configuration
URL: /docs/configuration
LLM index: /llms.txt
Description: Global CLI options, environment variables, and deployment configuration.

# Configuration

All global options must be placed **before** the database subcommand. The general command shape is:

```bash
sql-studio [OPTIONS] <SUBCOMMAND> [ARGS...]
```

Every option also has a corresponding environment variable, so you can configure SQL Studio without repeating flags in scripts or containers.

## Global Options

| Option | Short | Description | Default | Env Var |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `--address` | `-a` | Address and port to bind to | `127.0.0.1:3030` | `ADDRESS` |
| `--timeout` | `-t` | Timeout for queries from the query page | `5secs` | `TIMEOUT` |
| `--base-path` | `-b` | Base URL path for the UI (e.g. `/sql-studio`) | _(none)_ | `BASE_PATH` |
| `--no-browser` | | Don't open the URL in the system browser | `false` | `NO_BROWSER` |
| `--no-shutdown` | | Don't show the shutdown button in the UI | `false` | `NO_SHUTDOWN` |

## Timeout Format

The `--timeout` option accepts human-readable durations. Any of the following are valid:

```bash
sql-studio --timeout 30secs sqlite ./app.db
sql-studio --timeout 1min sqlite ./app.db
sql-studio --timeout "2min 30secs" sqlite ./app.db
```

## Binding to All Interfaces

By default, SQL Studio binds to `127.0.0.1:3030` — localhost only. To expose it on the network (for example, inside a container or VM), bind to `0.0.0.0`:

```bash
sql-studio --address 0.0.0.0:3030 sqlite ./app.db
```

## Base Path

If you're serving SQL Studio behind a reverse proxy at a sub-path, use `--base-path` to set the URL prefix so assets and navigation links resolve correctly:

```bash
sql-studio --base-path /sql-studio postgres postgres://localhost:5432/mydb
```

## Environment Variables

You can set any option via environment variable instead of a flag. This is useful in Docker Compose or CI environments:

```bash
ADDRESS=0.0.0.0:8080
TIMEOUT=30secs
NO_BROWSER=true
NO_SHUTDOWN=true
BASE_PATH=/sql-studio
```

For verbose server logging, set `RUST_LOG`:

```bash
RUST_LOG=debug
```

## Deployment Example

A typical production-style invocation with all flags explicit:

```bash
sql-studio \
  --address 0.0.0.0:3030 \
  --timeout 30secs \
  --no-browser \
  --no-shutdown \
  postgres \
  postgres://user:password@db-host:5432/mydb
```

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