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LibreDB Studio

The Modern, AI-Powered Open-Source SQL IDE for Cloud-Native Teams.

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LibreDB Studio - Professional SQL IDE


Quick Start

Run a full SQL IDE in one command — no clone, no build:

# Docker (recommended)
docker run -d -p 3000:3000 ghcr.io/libredb/libredb-studio:latest

# or with Node.js 20.9+ (no Docker)
npx @libredb/studio

Then open http://localhost:3000 — on first run the admin password is printed to the log (zero-config).

Need Helm, Homebrew, Snap, winget, or deb/rpm? See all install options.


Live Test

Try LibreDB Studio instantly without installation!

TestURLCredentials
Public Testapp.libredb.orgSSO

The test instance comes with a pre-configured PostgreSQL database via Seed Connections. No setup required!


Overview

LibreDB Studio is a lightweight, high-performance, and secure web-based SQL editor designed to bridge the gap between heavy desktop applications (like DataGrip/DBeaver) and minimal CLI tools. Built with a "Mobile-First, Professional-Always" philosophy, it empowers engineering teams to manage databases anywhere—from a 4K monitor to a mobile screen.

Why LibreDB Studio?

  • Zero Install: Run a professional SQL IDE in your browser or private network.
  • Multi-Platform: Native-like experience on Web, Mobile, and Windows (native zip, winget, Chocolatey).
  • AI-Native: Multi-model support (Gemini, OpenAI, or Local LLMs) for NL2SQL.
  • DevOps Ready: Optimized for Kubernetes orchestration and Docker environments.
  • Enterprise Grade: Built-in RBAC, SSO (OIDC), query auditing, and live health monitoring.

Multi-Database Connection Manager
Connect to PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, Couchbase, ClickHouse, Apache Druid, Redis, or SQLite with SSL/TLS and SSH Tunnel support.


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Key Features

Professional SQL IDE

  • Monaco Engine: Powered by the same core as VS Code.
  • Smart Autocomplete: Schema-aware suggestions for tables, columns, and SQL keywords.
  • Multi-Tab Workspace: Handle parallel tasks with independent execution states.
  • Visual EXPLAIN: Graphical execution plans to identify performance bottlenecks.
  • Interactive ER Diagrams: Visual schema graph with real foreign key edges, cardinality labels, MiniMap navigation, table search/filter, compact mode, and PNG/SVG export. Automatic hierarchical layout powered by ELK.js.
  • Schema Diff & Migration: Compare schema snapshots or cross-connection schemas side-by-side. Color-coded diff view (added/removed/modified) with automatic migration SQL generation for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Oracle, and SQL Server.
  • Snapshot Timeline: Visual horizontal timeline of schema snapshots. Click any two points to instantly compare and track schema evolution over time.

Interactive ER Diagram
Visual schema explorer with interactive ER diagrams powered by ReactFlow.

Multi-Model AI Copilot

  • Universal LLM Support: Defaults to Gemini 2.5 Flash, but ready for OpenAI, Claude, or Local LLMs (Ollama/LM Studio).
  • NL2SQL: Generate complex queries from natural language with schema-aware context.
  • Query Safety Analysis: AI-powered pre-execution risk assessment for destructive queries (DELETE, DROP, TRUNCATE).
  • AI Query Explainer: EXPLAIN plans translated into plain language with optimization suggestions.
  • AI Query Autopilot: Automated slow query analysis with actionable index and rewrite recommendations.
  • Schema Awareness: AI understands your specific database structure for pinpoint accuracy.
  • Plug & Play: Works out of the box with zero complex configuration.

NL2SQL - Natural Language to SQL
Ask questions in plain English and get executable SQL queries instantly.

Pro Data Management

  • Universal Data Grid: Virtualized rendering (TanStack) for millions of rows.
  • Inline Editing: Double-click to update values directly in the grid.
  • Column Filtering: Per-column text filters on query results for instant data exploration.
  • Interactive Pivot Table: Client-side pivoting with 5 aggregation functions (COUNT, SUM, AVG, MIN, MAX) and SQL generation.
  • Expert Exporter: Instant CSV and JSON exports for reporting.

Advanced Data Visualization

  • 8 Chart Types: Bar, Line, Pie, Area, Scatter, Histogram, Stacked Bar, and Stacked Area charts powered by Recharts.
  • Data Aggregation: Group-by with SUM, AVG, COUNT, MIN, MAX aggregation functions. Date grouping by hour, day, week, month, or year.
  • Chart Persistence: Save chart configurations and reload them instantly. Manage a library of saved charts.
  • Chart Dashboard: Grid view of all saved charts for at-a-glance data overview directly in the bottom panel.

Display Masking (Preview)

  • Client-Side Display Layer: Masks sensitive values in the browser UI — useful for screen sharing, demos, and reducing accidental on-screen exposure. Not server-enforced; query API responses still contain full values for authenticated users.
  • Column-Name Pattern Matching: 10 built-in patterns (email, phone, credit card, SSN, password, IP, date, financial, and more) match result column headers by regex. Works when the output name matches (e.g. SELECT salary). Aliases (salary AS x) and aggregates (SUM(salary)) are not masked today.
  • Configurable Rules: Admin panel to add, edit, enable/disable masking patterns. Custom patterns with regex support. Settings stored per-browser in localStorage.
  • RBAC UI Controls: User role cannot toggle or reveal masked cells in the UI. Admin role can toggle masking and temporarily reveal individual cells (10s auto-hide).
  • Export & Clipboard: CSV, JSON, and SQL INSERT exports use masked display values when masking is active in the UI. This does not prevent access to raw data via the API, browser DevTools, or admin reveal.
  • UI Coverage: Grid, mobile card/table views, row detail sheet, and clipboard copy respect the active display mask.

Analyst & Developer Tools

  • AI Data Profiler: One-click table profiling with column statistics (null %, cardinality, min/max, sample values) and AI-powered narrative summaries.
  • ORM Code Generator: Generate TypeScript interfaces, Zod schemas, Prisma models, Go structs, Python dataclasses, and Java POJOs from live table schemas.
  • Test Data Generator: Schema-aware fake data generation with 30+ semantic column inferences (email, phone, name, address, etc.). Produces INSERT statements or MongoDB insertMany JSON.
  • Database Documentation: Auto-generated searchable data dictionary from live schema with AI-powered documentation and Markdown export.

AI Data Profiler
One-click column profiling: null %, cardinality, min/max, and sample values for 300K+ rows.

ORM Code Generator
Generate TypeScript interfaces, Prisma models, Go structs, and more from live schemas.

Authentication & SSO

  • Dual Auth Modes: Local email/password login or OpenID Connect (OIDC) Single Sign-On — switchable via environment variable.
  • Vendor-Agnostic OIDC: Works with any OIDC-compliant provider — Auth0, Keycloak, Okta, Azure AD, Zitadel, Google, and more.
  • PKCE Security: Authorization Code Flow with Proof Key for Code Exchange (S256) for secure authentication.
  • Auto Role Mapping: Configurable claim-based role mapping with dot-notation for nested claims (e.g., realm_access.roles).
  • Provider Logout: Logout clears both local JWT session and identity provider session.

DBA Maintenance Toolkit (Admin Only)

  • Live Monitoring Dashboard: 7-tab monitoring with Overview, Performance, Queries, Sessions, Tables, Storage, and Connection Pool views.
  • Time-Series Trend Charts: Real-time metric trends (connections, cache hit ratio, buffer pool, deadlocks) with auto-refreshing ring buffer history.
  • Configurable Auto-Refresh: Polling intervals from 5s to 60s with play/pause control.
  • Threshold Alerting: Color-coded health indicators (healthy/warning/critical) for cache hit ratio, connection usage, deadlocks, and buffer pool utilization.
  • Connection Pool Stats: Live total/active/idle/waiting pool metrics with utilization progress bars.
  • One-Click Maintenance: Trigger VACUUM, ANALYZE, REINDEX, UPDATE STATISTICS, DBCC CHECKDB, and ALTER INDEX REBUILD per database engine.
  • Audit Trail: Full history of every query executed across the organization.

Supported Databases

DatabaseDriverFeatures
PostgreSQLpgFull SQL IDE, EXPLAIN plans, transactions, query cancellation (pg_cancel_backend), SSL/TLS, SSH tunnel
MySQLmysql2Full SQL IDE, EXPLAIN plans, transactions, query cancellation (KILL QUERY), SSL/TLS, SSH tunnel
Oracleoracledb (Thin mode)Full SQL IDE, FETCH FIRST N ROWS pagination, V$ monitoring views, ANALYZE TABLE, ALTER INDEX REBUILD, transactions
SQL Servermssql (tedious)Full SQL IDE, TOP N / OFFSET FETCH pagination, sys.dm_* DMVs, UPDATE STATISTICS, DBCC CHECKDB, transactions, Azure SQL auto-detect
SQLitebun:sqlite / node:sqlite (runtime-selected)Full SQL IDE, file-based or in-memory databases (server-local file)
MongoDBmongodbJSON query editor, collection operations (find, aggregate, insert, update, delete)
Couchbasenone — HTTP (Query + management REST)Full SQL++ IDE, EXPLAIN plans, bucket/scope/collection explorer, INFER column inference, read-your-writes consistency, UPDATE STATISTICS / BUILD INDEX / request kill
ClickHousenone — HTTP (SQL interface, port 8123)Full SQL IDE, JSON EXPLAIN plan trees, system-table schema introspection, OPTIMIZE TABLE / table statistics / query kill maintenance
Apache Druidnone — HTTP (POST /druid/v2/sql, Router port 8888 or Broker 8082)Read-only SQL IDE, native-query EXPLAIN plan trees, INFORMATION_SCHEMA datasource introspection, sys.* monitoring (segments, servers, ingestion tasks). Druid SQL has no UPDATE, no DELETE and no CREATE TABLE, and nothing it can do counts as a maintenance operation — a datasource changes through ingestion, not from the editor
RedisioredisCommand editor, key browser, INFO-based monitoring

All SQL databases share: schema explorer, ER diagrams, schema diff & migration, display masking (preview), monitoring dashboard, and connection string import. Druid is the exception twice over: its HTTP SQL API has no URI convention to paste, so it is configured by host and port only, and generated migration SQL has nothing to apply against an engine whose SQL contains no DDL.

Provider reference docs: each database has an in-depth reference (design, connection, query format, monitoring, limitations) under docs/providers/. For the provider architecture see docs/DATABASE_PROVIDERS.md, and to add a new database see docs/ADDING_A_PROVIDER.md.


Tech Stack

ComponentTechnologyTarget
FrameworkNext.js 16 (App Router), React 19Web, Mobile
UI EngineTailwind CSS 4, Radix UI, shadcn/uiWeb, Mobile
ThemingCSS Variables + @theme inline (Guide)Web, Mobile
EditorMonaco Editor (VS Code Engine)Web
AIMulti-Model (Gemini, OpenAI, Ollama, Custom)Web, Mobile
AuthJWT (jose) + OIDC (openid-client), PKCE, Role MappingWeb, Mobile
DatabasePostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, SQLite, MongoDB, Couchbase, ClickHouse, Apache Druid, RedisWeb, Mobile
ChartsRecharts (Bar, Line, Pie, Area, Scatter, Histogram, Stacked)Web, Mobile
ERDReact Flow, ELK.js (auto-layout)Web
State/GridTanStack Table & VirtualWeb, Mobile
DeploymentDocker, KubernetesWeb

Getting Started

Install

ChannelCommandNotes
Dockerdocker run -d -p 3000:3000 ghcr.io/libredb/libredb-studio:latestZero-config: the admin password is printed to the log on first run
Helm (Kubernetes)helm install libredb oci://ghcr.io/libredb/charts/libredb-studioZero-config: first-run admin credentials are printed to the pod log
npxnpx @libredb/studioLinux/macOS/Windows, Node 20.9+ (Node 24 LTS recommended); downloads the release server archive
Homebrewbrew trust libredb/tap && brew install libredb/tap/libredb-studiobrew trust is required once (Homebrew 6+; run brew update if unknown)
deb / rpmsudo dpkg -i libredb-studio_<version>_amd64.debAttached to each GitHub release; systemd service included
Snapsudo snap install libredb-studioZero-config: the admin password is printed to sudo snap logs libredb-studio on first run — Snap Store listing
winget (Windows)winget install LibreDB.StudioPortable zip with a bundled Node.js runtime; run libredb-studiolisted in the winget community repository
Chocolatey (Windows)choco install libredb-studioSame standalone zip — CI push ready; first push awaits community moderation (#114)
Portable zip (Windows).\libredb-studio.exeDownload from GitHub Releases; bundled Node runtime, no package manager needed
Desktop app (Linux, AppImage)chmod +x libredb-studio-desktop-<version>-linux-x64.AppImage && ./libredb-studio-desktop-<version>-linux-x64.AppImageNative window, no browser tab and no login prompt; the server runs as a local sidecar. For a sandboxed build, use the Flatpak row below (#232)
Desktop app (Debian/Ubuntu)sudo apt install ./libredb-studio-desktop-<version>_amd64.debSame desktop app, installed into the menu; needs no FUSE and takes WebKitGTK from the distribution. Not the server package — that one is libredb-studio_<version>_<arch>.deb
Desktop app (Flatpak)flatpak --user remote-add --if-not-exists flatpark https://dl.flatpark.org/flatpark.flatpakrepo
flatpak --user install flatpark org.libredb.Studio
Sandboxed desktop app from the FlatPark remote — no filesystem access at all; databases are reached over TCP. Developer-approved listing (#241)

Homebrew, deb/rpm, Snap, the Windows portable zip, winget/Chocolatey, the desktop AppImage and Debian package, and the npx launcher consume standalone artifacts attached to each GitHub release. Full per-channel guide — commands, configuration, systemd usage, and the Docker image tag model — in docs/DISTRIBUTION.md. Channel coverage scorecard (live / pending, by platform and category) — docs/CHANNELS.md.

Quick Start (Docker)

Run LibreDB Studio with a single command — no clone, no install, no build:

docker run -d \
  --name libredb-studio \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  -e ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@libredb.org \
  -e ADMIN_PASSWORD=LibreDB.2026 \
  -e USER_EMAIL=user@libredb.org \
  -e USER_PASSWORD=LibreDB.2026 \
  -e JWT_SECRET=change-me-to-a-random-32-char-string \
  ghcr.io/libredb/libredb-studio:latest

Registry: ghcr.io/libredb/libredb-studio is the primary image (no pull rate limits — preferred for Kubernetes/CI). The same image is also mirrored to Docker Hub as libredb/libredb-studio for convenience.

Open http://localhost:3000 and login with admin@libredb.org / LibreDB.2026.

Auth env vars (local provider): ADMIN_PASSWORD and JWT_SECRET are only required when AUTH_BOOTSTRAP=off; otherwise both are generated on first start (see Zero-config first run below). USER_EMAIL / USER_PASSWORD are optional; omit them to run admin-only (no default user password is ever assumed). ADMIN_EMAIL defaults to admin@libredb.org. Using OIDC (NEXT_PUBLIC_AUTH_PROVIDER=oidc)? None of these are needed.

Tip: Add -e LLM_PROVIDER=gemini -e LLM_API_KEY=your_key -e LLM_MODEL=gemini-2.5-flash to enable AI features.

Zero-config first run

Starting the server without JWT_SECRET / ADMIN_PASSWORD works out of the box: the missing values are generated on first start, stored in <data dir>/auth-bootstrap.json (file mode 0600), and the admin password is printed once to the server log. Explicitly set environment variables always take precedence. Set AUTH_BOOTSTRAP=off to require explicit configuration instead (recommended for production deployments).

A JWT_SECRET you set yourself must be at least 32 characters. A shorter one is a hard error at startup: the server prints what is wrong and exits with code 1, instead of booting into a state where the health check reports healthy but every login returns 503. Unset the variable to let the first run generate a strong secret for you.

Linux packages (.deb / .rpm)

Native packages for Debian/Ubuntu and RHEL/Fedora (amd64 and arm64) are attached to every GitHub release. They bundle the standalone server together with a private Node.js runtime (nothing else to install) and register a systemd service:

# Debian / Ubuntu
sudo dpkg -i libredb-studio_<version>_amd64.deb

# RHEL / Fedora / Rocky
sudo rpm -i libredb-studio-<version>.x86_64.rpm

# Start the service (first run prints the generated admin password to the journal)
sudo systemctl enable --now libredb-studio
journalctl -u libredb-studio

Configuration lives in /etc/libredb-studio/env (loaded by the unit; see the commented template installed there), state (SQLite storage and generated credentials) in /var/lib/libredb-studio. The libredb-studio command can also be run directly without systemd. Full details for this and every other channel: docs/DISTRIBUTION.md.

Prerequisites

  • Bun (Recommended) or Node.js 24+
  • A target database to query (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, SQLite, MongoDB, Couchbase, ClickHouse, Apache Druid, or Redis)

Quick Start (Local)

  1. Clone & Install
    git clone https://github.com/libredb/libredb-studio.git
    cd libredb-studio
    bun install
    
2. **Configure Environment**
   Create a `.env.local` file:
   ```env
   # Authentication (email/password)
   ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@libredb.org
   ADMIN_PASSWORD=your_admin_password
   USER_EMAIL=user@libredb.org
   USER_PASSWORD=your_user_password
   JWT_SECRET=your_32_character_random_string

   # Optional: OIDC Single Sign-On (Auth0, Keycloak, Okta, Azure AD, etc.)
   # NEXT_PUBLIC_AUTH_PROVIDER=oidc
   # OIDC_ISSUER=https://your-provider.com
   # OIDC_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
   # OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret

   # LLM Configuration
   LLM_PROVIDER=gemini # options: gemini, openai, ollama, custom
   LLM_API_KEY=your_api_key
   LLM_MODEL=gemini-2.5-flash
   LLM_API_URL=http://localhost:11434/v1 # optional for local LLMs (Ollama)
   ```

3. Launch

bun dev

Open http://localhost:3000


Development Databases

Need databases to test with? We provide ready-to-use containers for all supported engines:

# Start every default-profile database (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, SQL Server, Oracle, ...)
docker compose -f database-compose.yml up -d

# Or start a specific database
docker compose -f database-compose.yml up -d postgres
docker compose -f database-compose.yml up -d mssql
docker compose -f database-compose.yml up -d oracle

# Apache Druid: profile-gated, so a bare `up -d` does NOT start it. Druid is a distributed
# system with no single-container mode - five Druid processes plus ZooKeeper plus its own
# metadata database is the minimum that can answer a SQL query, so all seven services carry
# `profiles: [druid]` rather than doubling the default stack. Connect to the Router on 8888
# (or the Broker on 8082 - the same endpoint, no different configuration).
docker compose -f database-compose.yml --profile druid up -d

# Start PostgreSQL with sample e-commerce data
docker compose -f docker/postgres.yml up -d

# Stop (keeps data)
docker compose -f database-compose.yml down

# Stop and remove all data
docker compose -f database-compose.yml down -v

# The Druid containers need the profile flag here too - without it `down` leaves them running
docker compose -f database-compose.yml --profile druid down -v

Connection Details

DatabaseHostPortUserPasswordDatabase/Service
PostgreSQLlocalhost5432postgrespostgrespostgres
MySQLlocalhost3306rootrootmysql
SQL Serverlocalhost1433saPassword123!master
Oraclelocalhost1521systemPassword123!freepdb1
MongoDBlocalhost27017adminadmin
Apache Druidlocalhost8888 (Router) or 8082 (Broker)— (one catalog, always druid)

PostgreSQL Sample Data

The docker/postgres.yml setup includes a pre-loaded e-commerce schema:

FeatureDescription
PostgreSQL 18Official image with pg_stat_statements
pg_stat_statementsPre-enabled for query monitoring
Sample SchemaE-commerce database (app schema)
Sample Data25 customers, 30 products, 100 orders
ViewsOrder summary, product sales, customer LTV

Sample tables: app.customers, app.products, app.orders, app.order_items, app.product_reviews, app.categories, app.coupons, app.audit_log

This setup is ideal for testing the Monitoring Dashboard features with real pg_stat_statements data.


Testing

LibreDB Studio has a comprehensive test suite with 3,000+ unit/integration tests and 32 E2E tests across 6 layers, with 100% line coverage enforced by CI (bun run coverage:check).

Quick Commands

# Run all tests (unit + API + integration + hooks + components)
bun run test

# Run by layer
bun run test:unit          # Pure function tests (1,600+ cases)
bun run test:api           # API route handler tests (270+ cases)
bun run test:integration   # Database provider tests (340+ cases)
bun run test:hooks         # React hook tests (250+ cases)
bun run test:components    # Component tests with mock isolation (570+ cases)

# E2E tests (requires build)
bun run test:e2e           # Playwright browser tests (32 cases)

# Coverage report (lcov)
bun run test:coverage

Test Architecture

LayerDirectoryRunnerTestsWhat it covers
Unittests/unit/bun:test~1,609Pure functions: SQL parser, connection strings, data masking, query limiter, schema diff, error classes, DB icons, showcase queries
APItests/api/bun:test~279Route handlers: auth, query, transaction, maintenance, AI endpoints, middleware
Integrationtests/integration/bun:test~346Database providers: PG, MySQL, SQLite, MongoDB, Couchbase, Redis, Oracle, MSSQL, ClickHouse, Druid
Hookstests/hooks/bun:test~251React hooks: auth, connections, tabs, query execution, transactions, inline editing, AI chat, monitoring
Componentstests/components/bun:test + happy-dom~570UI components: Studio, Sidebar, QueryEditor, ResultsGrid, Admin Dashboard, Charts, ERD
E2Ee2e/Playwright~32Full browser flows: login, connections, query execution, tabs, export, admin

Key Details

  • Test runner: bun:test (built-in, Jest-compatible API) with happy-dom for DOM environment
  • Component isolation: Component tests run in 6 isolated groups via tests/run-components.sh to prevent mock.module() cross-contamination
  • E2E: Playwright with Chromium, runs against a production build (bun run build && bun start)
  • CI: GitHub Actions runs lint + typecheck + build, unit/integration tests with coverage, E2E tests, and SonarCloud analysis
  • Coverage: bun test --coverage generates lcov reports for SonarCloud integration

Important: Always use bun run test instead of bare bun test. The test script handles proper isolation between test groups.


One-Click Deploy

Deploy your own instance of LibreDB Studio with a single click on DigitalOcean, Koyeb, Render, Railway, CapRover, or Dokploy:

Deploy to Koyeb
Deploy to Render
Deploy on Railway
Deploy on DigitalOcean
Deploy on CapRover
Deploy on Fly.io
Deploy on Dokploy

DigitalOcean: the Marketplace listing creates a preconfigured Droplet. Unique admin credentials are generated on first boot; the welcome message (MOTD) tells you where to find them.

CapRover: open your CapRover dashboard → Apps → One-Click Apps/Databases, search for LibreDB Studio, and deploy.

Koyeb: set a strong JWT_SECRET (at least 32 characters — openssl rand -base64 32) and credentials before deploying (Koyeb cannot auto-generate secrets); the prefilled values are placeholders, and a secret under 32 characters makes the app exit at startup. The button uses STORAGE_PROVIDER=local — connection metadata lives in the browser, which suits Koyeb's ephemeral filesystem. For persistence across redeploys, switch to STORAGE_PROVIDER=postgres and point STORAGE_POSTGRES_URL at a Koyeb managed Postgres or Neon database. See deploy/koyeb/.

Fly.io: the repo ships a ready fly.toml — full steps (app name, volume, secrets) in docs/FLY.md.

Cosmos: install in one click from the Cosmos Marketplace — search for LibreDB Studio. Cosmos auto-generates secrets, provisions a persistent SQLite volume, and serves the app behind its SmartShield reverse proxy. See deploy/cosmos/.

Dokploy: install in one click from the Dokploy template catalog — in your Dokploy dashboard, Create Service → Template, search for LibreDB Studio, and deploy. Dokploy auto-generates ADMIN_PASSWORD, USER_PASSWORD, and JWT_SECRET, and persists connections on a SQLite volume behind Traefik. See deploy/dokploy/.

Environment Variables

VariableRequiredDescription
ADMIN_EMAILAdmin email (default: admin@libredb.org)
ADMIN_PASSWORD✅(autogenerated)Admin password; auto-generated on first run unless AUTH_BOOTSTRAP=off
USER_EMAILOptional user account email (default: user@libredb.org)
USER_PASSWORDOptional; the lower-privilege user account exists only when set
JWT_SECRET✅(autogenerated)JWT secret (min 32 chars); auto-generated on first run unless AUTH_BOOTSTRAP=off. A shorter value is fatal: the server refuses to start rather than serve a deployment where every login fails
AUTH_BOOTSTRAPoff disables zero-config generation (strict mode; recommended for production)
AUTH_COOKIE_SECUREfalse drops the Secure flag from auth cookies — needed only when the browser reaches the app over plain HTTP (LAN/home server); not for TLS terminated at an ingress
NEXT_PUBLIC_AUTH_PROVIDERlocal (default) or oidc for SSO
OIDC_ISSUEROIDC issuer URL (required when oidc)
OIDC_CLIENT_IDOIDC client ID (required when oidc)
OIDC_CLIENT_SECRETOIDC client secret (required when oidc)
OIDC_ADMIN_ROLESComma-separated admin role values (default: admin)
OIDC_ROLE_CLAIMClaim path for role (e.g. realm_access.roles)
OIDC_SCOPEOIDC scope (default: openid profile email)
LLM_PROVIDERAI provider: gemini, openai, ollama
LLM_API_KEYAPI key for AI features
LLM_MODELModel name (e.g., gemini-2.5-flash)
STORAGE_PROVIDERStorage provider: local (default), sqlite, or postgres
STORAGE_POSTGRES_URLPostgreSQL connection URL (required when STORAGE_PROVIDER=postgres)
SEED_CONFIG_PATHPath to seed connections YAML config (see Seed Connections)
SEED_CACHE_TTL_MSSeed config cache TTL in ms (default: 60000)

Tip: Copy .env.example to .env.local for local development.


Deployment (DevOps)

Maintainers: every distribution channel is inventoried in distribution/channels.yaml; bun run distribution:check reports version drift across all of them (see docs/DISTRIBUTION.md).

Koyeb

  1. Fork this repository
  2. Connect to Koyeb: app.koyeb.com → New → Blueprint
  3. Select your forked repo and Koyeb will auto-detect koyeb.yaml
  4. Set Environment Variables in Koyeb Dashboard:
  5. Deploy!

Railway

LibreDB Studio is available as a one-click Railway template. See deploy/railway/ for the template definition, install instructions, and the publish checklist. The template runs the prebuilt ghcr.io/libredb/libredb-studio image with SQLite persistence on a Railway volume. Note: Docker-image templates require a manual version bump on each release (same as CapRover).

CapRover

LibreDB Studio is published in the official CapRover One-Click Apps catalog:

  1. Open your CapRover dashboardApps → One-Click Apps/Databases
  2. Search for LibreDB Studio
  3. Fill in the variables (admin/user credentials, JWT_SECRET, optional AI/storage settings)
  4. Deploy!

The app runs the prebuilt ghcr.io/libredb/libredb-studio image. As with Railway, Docker-image templates require a manual version bump on each release.

Kubero

LibreDB Studio is listed in the official Kubero template catalog (a self-hosted "Heroku alternative for Kubernetes"). From your Kubero dashboard, browse Templates, search LibreDB Studio, fill in the credentials / JWT_SECRET, and deploy. The template runs the prebuilt ghcr.io/libredb/libredb-studio image with SQLite persistence on a 5Gi volume at /app/data. See deploy/kubero/ for install and post-install details. As with Railway and CapRover, Docker-image templates require a manual version bump on each release.

Cosmos

LibreDB Studio is listed in the official Cosmos servapp marketplace (Cosmos is a self-hosted server manager and secure reverse proxy). From your Cosmos dashboard, open Marketplace, search LibreDB Studio, and install. Cosmos auto-generates the credentials and JWT_SECRET, provisions a persistent SQLite volume at /app/data, and serves the app behind a SmartShield-protected route. See deploy/cosmos/ for install and post-install details. As with Railway, CapRover, and Kubero, Docker-image templates require a manual version bump on each release.

LibreDB Studio includes a render.yaml Blueprint for one-click deployment:

  1. Fork this repository
  2. Connect to Render: dashboard.render.com → New → Blueprint
  3. Select your forked repo and Render will auto-detect render.yaml
  4. Set Environment Variables in Render Dashboard:
  5. Deploy!

Docker Compose (Self-Hosted)

Use the ready-to-use docker-compose.example.yml — it pulls the published image (ghcr.io/libredb/libredb-studio:latest), so no source build is needed. It documents every supported environment variable (auth, OIDC, storage, LLM, seed connections), with the less-common ones commented out.

# 1. Copy the ready-to-use compose file
cp docker-compose.example.yml docker-compose.yml

# 2. Create your .env (set at least JWT_SECRET / ADMIN_PASSWORD / USER_PASSWORD)
cp .env.example .env

# 3. Start
docker compose up -d   # → http://localhost:3000

This file is platform-neutral and works with PaaS tools that consume a plain docker-compose.yml (Dokploy, Coolify, Portainer, etc.) — point them at the file and set the secrets as environment variables.

The repository's default docker-compose.yml builds the image from source (build: .) and is intended for local development.

Kubernetes (Helm Chart)

helm repo add libredb https://libredb.org/libredb-studio/
helm install libredb libredb/libredb-studio

# Retrieve the generated admin credentials from the pod log
kubectl logs deployment/libredb-libredb-studio | grep -A 4 "generated admin credentials"

Or via OCI registry:

helm install libredb oci://ghcr.io/libredb/charts/libredb-studio

For production, provide your own secrets instead of relying on generated ones:

helm install libredb libredb/libredb-studio \
  --set secrets.jwtSecret=$(openssl rand -base64 32) \
  --set secrets.adminPassword=MyAdmin123

Features: PostgreSQL subchart, Ingress/TLS, HPA, PDB, NetworkPolicy, ExternalSecrets support. See charts/libredb-studio/README.md for full documentation.

Seed Connections (Pre-Configured Databases)

Pre-configure database connections via a YAML config file so users see them immediately after login. Ideal for Platform/SaaS deployments where admins provision databases for teams.

Features:

  • Role-based access control (admin, user, * wildcard)
  • Hybrid model: managed: true (read-only, admin-controlled) or managed: false (editable copy for user)
  • Credentials injected via ${ENV_VAR} syntax — never stored in config file
  • Hot-reload: config changes apply within 60s without restart
  • Works with Docker, docker-compose, and Kubernetes (Helm)

1. Create a config file (seed-connections.yaml):

version: "1"

defaults:
  managed: true
  environment: production

connections:
  - id: "prod-analytics"
    name: "Production Analytics"
    type: postgres
    host: analytics-db.internal
    port: 5432
    database: analytics
    user: "readonly_user"
    password: "${ANALYTICS_DB_PASSWORD}"
    roles: ["admin"]
    color: "#10B981"

  - id: "dev-sandbox"
    name: "Dev Sandbox"
    type: mysql
    host: dev-mysql.internal
    port: 3306
    database: sandbox
    user: "dev_user"
    password: "${DEV_DB_PASSWORD}"
    roles: ["*"]
    managed: false

2. Mount and configure:

Docker
docker run -v ./seed-connections.yaml:/app/config/seed-connections.yaml:ro \
  -e SEED_CONFIG_PATH=/app/config/seed-connections.yaml \
  -e ANALYTICS_DB_PASSWORD=secret \
  -e DEV_DB_PASSWORD=devsecret \
  ghcr.io/libredb/libredb-studio:latest
Docker Compose
services:
  app:
    image: ghcr.io/libredb/libredb-studio:latest
    volumes:
      - ./seed-connections.yaml:/app/config/seed-connections.yaml:ro
    environment:
      SEED_CONFIG_PATH: /app/config/seed-connections.yaml
      ANALYTICS_DB_PASSWORD: ${ANALYTICS_DB_PASSWORD}
      DEV_DB_PASSWORD: ${DEV_DB_PASSWORD}
Kubernetes (Helm)
# values.yaml
seedConnections:
  enabled: true
  config:
    version: "1"
    connections:
      - id: "prod-analytics"
        name: "Production Analytics"
        type: postgres
        host: analytics-db.internal
        password: "${ANALYTICS_DB_PASSWORD}"
        roles: ["admin"]

# Credentials via K8s Secret:
extraEnvFrom:
  - secretRef:
      name: seed-db-credentials

Config Reference:

FieldRequiredDescription
versionYesMust be "1"
defaultsNoDefault values merged into all connections
connections[].idYesUnique slug ([a-z0-9-]+, max 64 chars)
connections[].nameYesDisplay name in UI
connections[].typeYespostgres, mysql, sqlite, mongodb, redis, oracle, mssql, libredb, couchbase, clickhouse, druid
connections[].rolesYes["*"] (everyone), ["admin"], ["user"], or ["admin", "user"]
connections[].managedNotrue = read-only (default), false = editable copy for user
connections[].passwordNoUse ${ENV_VAR} syntax for secrets
connections[].environmentNoproduction, staging, development, local, other
connections[].groupNoGroup label in sidebar
connections[].colorNoHex color for badge (e.g., #10B981)

Environment Variables:

VariableDefaultDescription
SEED_CONFIG_PATH/app/config/seed-connections.yamlPath to config file
SEED_CACHE_TTL_MS60000Cache TTL in ms (hot-reload interval)

Roadmap

  • Phase 1: Monaco SQL IDE & Multi-Tab Support.
  • Phase 2: Multi-Model AI (Gemini, OpenAI, Ollama, Custom) Integration.
  • Phase 3: Pro Data Grid & Virtualization.
  • Phase 4: Multi-Database Support (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, MongoDB, Redis).
  • Phase 5: Interactive ER Diagrams (Visual Schema Graph).
  • Phase 6: Enterprise Foundation (Connection Testing, SSL/TLS, SSH Tunnel, Transaction Control, Query Cancellation).
  • Phase 7: AI Intelligence (NL2SQL, Query Safety Analysis, AI Index Advisor, Multi-Turn Chat, Query Autopilot).
  • Phase 8: Analyst & Developer Tools (Data Profiler, Code Generator, Test Data Generator, Pivot Table, Column Filtering, Database Docs).
  • Phase 9: Display Masking — Preview (column-name pattern matching, configurable rules, RBAC UI controls, client-side export/clipboard masking).
  • Phase 10: Advanced ERD (Real FK Edges, ELK.js Auto-Layout, MiniMap, PNG/SVG Export, Compact Mode, Table Search).
  • Phase 11: Schema Diff & Migration (Snapshot Timeline, Cross-Connection Diff, Migration SQL Generation for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Oracle, and SQL Server).
  • Phase 12: Advanced Charting (Scatter, Histogram, Stacked Charts, Aggregation, Date Grouping, Chart Save/Load, Chart Dashboard).
  • Phase 13: Monitoring Enhancement (Time-Series Trends, Threshold Alerting, Connection Pool Stats, Configurable Polling).
  • Phase 14: Enterprise Database Support (Oracle Database via oracledb Thin mode, Microsoft SQL Server via mssql/tedious).
  • Phase 15: SSO Integration — Vendor-agnostic OIDC authentication (Auth0, Keycloak, Okta, Azure AD, Zitadel) with PKCE, role mapping, and provider logout.
  • Phase 16: DBA & Monitoring (Lock Dependency Graph, Vacuum Scheduler, Prometheus Export).
  • Phase 17: Enterprise Collaboration (User Identity, Shared Workspaces, SAML 2.0).
  • Phase 18: Server-Enforced Data Masking (SQL output-lineage, deployment-global policy, fail-closed API masking, alias/aggregate coverage).
  • Phase 19: Driver-Free Providers — Couchbase (SQL++ over the Query REST API), the first provider that adds no runtime dependency. Pattern documented in Adding a Provider.
  • Phase 20: Analytics Databases — ClickHouse (#264) and Apache Druid (#265), both driver-free over HTTP. Druid is read-only by nature — no UPDATE, no DELETE, no CREATE TABLE — so it also demonstrates a provider that reports absent capabilities honestly instead of offering controls that can only fail.
  • Phase 21: Federated Query — Trino/Starburst. Deliberately unscheduled: a Trino catalog is another system, so what a connection pins is a product question that has to be answered before the work can be specified.

Community & Quality

ResourceDescription
DeepWikiAI-powered documentation — always up-to-date with the codebase
SonarCloudCode quality, security analysis, and technical debt tracking
API DocsComplete REST API reference
OIDC SSOSSO setup (Auth0, Keycloak, Okta, Azure AD, Zitadel, Google) + subsystem internals & security model
Theming GuideCSS theming, dark mode, and styling customization
Login PageLogin page layout, OIDC/local modes, and design system
Editor DocsSQL editor internals — completion, performance, query optimization
ArchitectureSystem architecture and design patterns
Adding a ProviderStep-by-step guide to adding a database, and how to tell whether it needs a driver at all

Support

libredb-studio is free and open source. If it helps you or your team, consider sponsoring the project — your support funds maintenance, bug fixes, new database providers, and the ongoing development of the open-source edition.

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Contributing

We welcome contributions from the community! Whether it's a bug fix, a new feature, or documentation improvements:

  1. Fork the Project.
  2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature).
  3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature').
  4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature).
  5. Open a Pull Request.

License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.


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