---
title: "Installation"
description: "Install and configure SQL Studio."
canonical_url: "https://docs-cloud-kinfe123-sqlite-studio.farming-labs.dev/docs/installation"
markdown_url: "https://docs-cloud-kinfe123-sqlite-studio.farming-labs.dev/docs/installation.md"
last_updated: "2018-10-20"
---

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

# Installation

SQL Studio ships as a single self-contained binary. Pick the method that fits your environment.

## Shell Script (macOS and Linux)

The fastest way to get 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 a prebuilt binary and places it on your `PATH`. After it finishes, run `sql-studio --help` to confirm the install.

## PowerShell (Windows)

A PowerShell installer is available from the same releases page. Download and run the `.ps1` script linked on the [GitHub releases page](https://github.com/frectonz/sql-studio/releases).

## Nix

SQL Studio is available in Nixpkgs. Add it to your environment or shell with your normal Nix workflow.

## Docker

A Docker image is published on Docker Hub as `frectonz/sql-studio`. When running inside a container you typically want three extra flags:

```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/mydb
```

- `--no-browser` skips opening a browser window (there is none in a container).
- `--no-shutdown` keeps the server running after the UI's shutdown button would normally stop it.
- `--address=0.0.0.0:3030` binds to all interfaces so the host can reach port 3030.

## Build from Source

You need Rust and Node.js. The UI is compiled into the binary at build time, so you must build the frontend 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 binary is written to `target/release/sql-studio`.

## Updating

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

> **Note:** DuckDB, Parquet, and CSV support depend on the DuckDB native library and are not available in the musl (static Linux) build. Use the glibc Linux build, macOS, or Windows for those formats.

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Docs-scoped sitemap: [/docs/sitemap.md](/docs/sitemap.md).
Well-known sitemap: [/.well-known/sitemap.md](/.well-known/sitemap.md).