local-sql

Local SQL is a web based, local-first modern database browser. Visit localsql.dev, add connection and start browsing your tables.

[!IMPORTANT] This project is under heavy development, check TODO section for current progress. Some things can be broken, some are missing

Features

• Privacy-Focused Your database connection details are stored exclusively in SQLite database on your computer. No sensitive data is ever transmitted to or shared with any external services - only your locally running server.
• Local Server A simple command-line tool initiates a local web server, enabling secure communication between your browser and databases. This ensures all database operations are performed locally on your machine.
• Secure Gateway Connect multiple local-sql instances together to manage all your databases from a single interface. This is perfect for accessing databases in isolated environments without exposing them publicly.
• Built-in Docker Image Official Images on GHCR and Docker Hub let you containerize Local SQL and connect to non-exposed databases securely.
• Token-Based Authentication Generate read or write access token to secure public instances of Local-SQL.

TODO

• Implement data fetching and data viewer
• Inserting and updating data
• Implement pagination
• Schema visualizer
• Role based access control (per-database, improve permission: read-only, read & write, admin)
• SQL query runner and natural-language support using AI
• Add more database adapters
• Add documentation
• Theming options (tweakcn?)
• Manage existing servers & connections
• Explore different way to save connections (in browser local-storage vs server db with os app data directory)
• Server key generation (for gateways), permissions
• Better building process and CLI
• Docker image for local-sql API

Get started

Try out Local SQL online dashboard or run app locally:

# Bun.js
bunx --bun local-sql@latest

# pnpm
pnpm dlx local-sql@latest

# Node.js
npx local-sql@latest

CLI Options

• -V, --version output the version number
• -p, --port <number> specify the app port number
• --no-ui run API only (no web UI)
• --no-api run web UI only (no API)
• --verbose enable detailed logs
• -h, --help display help for command

Docker

Local SQL (API) is also available as a Docker image on:

• Github Container Registry: ghcr.io/martiinii/local-sql:latest
• Docker Hub: martiinii/local-sql:latest

Use Docker compose to run:

services:
  local-sql:
    image: ghcr.io/martiinii/local-sql:latest
    container_name: local-sql
    restart: unless-stopped

    # --- Security best-practice
    # 1. Start the container WITHOUT REQUIRE_TOKEN to initialize.
    # 2. Visit https://localsql.dev or start local-sql locally, connect to this instance of local-sql API and generate write token. Then edit server connection and paste generated token.
    # 3. Uncomment the block below to enforce token authentication:

    # environment:
    #   REQUIRE_TOKEN: "true"

    # 4. Restart the container; all connections will now require your token.

    volumes:
      - lsql:/app/db
    ports:
      - "57597:57597"

volumes:
  lsql:

Built with

• React
• Next.js
• Elysia
• shadcn/ui
• Radix Primitives
• Tailwind
• Zustand
• Turborepo
• drizzle-orm
• Bun
• TypeScript

And a huge thank you to the creators of the many other open-source dependencies that make this project possible.

Credits

• Etienne - for generously providing local-sql package name
• check-site-meta - inspiration for CLI tool (and Next.js standalone output to npm package)
• better-auth - for awesome CI release workflow
• drizzle-orm - drizzle-studio was my source of inspiration for local-sql