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# Installation
URL: /docs/installation
LLM index: /llms.txt
Description: Install and configure SQL Studio.

# Installation

SQL Studio ships as a prebuilt binary for macOS, Linux, and Windows. Pick the method that fits your environment.

## Shell Script (macOS and Linux)

The fastest way to install the latest release:

```bash
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/frectonz/sql-studio/releases/download/0.1.51/sql-studio-installer.sh | sh
```

This downloads the binary and places it on your `PATH`. Verify the install:

```bash
sql-studio --help
```

## PowerShell (Windows)

Run the following in a PowerShell terminal:

```bash
irm https://github.com/frectonz/sql-studio/releases/download/0.1.51/sql-studio-installer.ps1 | iex
```

## Nix

SQL Studio is available in Nixpkgs:

```bash
nix-env -iA nixpkgs.sql-studio
```

Or in a flake-based setup, add it to your `devShells` or `environment.systemPackages`.

## Docker

A Docker image is published on Docker Hub at `frectonz/sql-studio`. The following example runs SQL Studio against a PostgreSQL server on port `3030`:

```bash
docker run -p 3030:3030 frectonz/sql-studio /bin/sql-studio \
  --no-browser \
  --no-shutdown \
  --address=0.0.0.0:3030 \
  postgres \
  postgres://localhost:5432/
```

When running in Docker, always pass `--no-browser` (no desktop browser inside a container), `--no-shutdown` (keep the server alive), and `--address=0.0.0.0:3030` (bind to all interfaces so the host can reach the port).

## Build from Source

You'll need Rust and Node.js installed. The Rust binary statically embeds the compiled frontend, so you must build the UI first:

```bash
git clone git@github.com:frectonz/sql-studio.git
cd sql-studio
cd ui
npm install
npm run build
cd ..
cargo build --release
```

The compiled binary is at `target/release/sql-studio`.

> **Note:** DuckDB support (used by the `duckdb`, `parquet`, and `csv` subcommands) is not available in the musl (static Linux) build. Use the glibc Linux build, macOS, or Windows for those backends.

## Updating

If you installed via the shell script or PowerShell installer, re-run the same install command to update to the latest release.

## Sitemap

See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.
Docs-scoped sitemap: [/docs/sitemap.md](/docs/sitemap.md).
Well-known sitemap: [/.well-known/sitemap.md](/.well-known/sitemap.md).