steampipe service

Steampipe service management.

steampipe service allows you to run Steampipe as a local service, exposing it as a database endpoint for connection from any Postgres-compatible database client.

Usage

Sub-Commands

Command	Description
restart	Restart Steampipe service
start	Start Steampipe in service mode
status	Status of the Steampipe service
stop	Stop Steampipe service

Flags

Flag	Applies to	Description
--database-listen string	start	Accept database connections from: local (localhost only) or network (open)
--database-password string	start	Set the steampipe database password for this session. See STEAMPIPE_DATABASE_PASSWORD for additional information
--database-port int	start	Database service port (default 9193)
--force	stop, restart	Forces the service to shutdown, releasing all open connections and ports
--foreground	start	Run the service in the foreground
--show-password	start, status	View database password for connecting from another machine (default false)
--all	status	Bypass the --install-dir and print status of all running services

Examples

Start Steampipe in the background (service mode):

Start Steampipe on port 9194

Start the Steampipe service with a custom password:

Start Steampipe on localhost only

Stop the Steampipe service:

Forcefully kill all Steampipe services:

View Steampipe service status:

View Steampipe service status and display the database password:

View status of all running Steampipe services:

Restart the Steampipe service: