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

steampipe service [command]

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):

steampipe service start

Start Steampipe on port 9194

steampipe service start --database-port 9194

Start the Steampipe service with a custom password:

steampipe service start --database-password MyCustomPassword

Start Steampipe on localhost only

steampipe service start --database-listen local

Stop the Steampipe service:

steampipe service stop

Forcefully kill all Steampipe services:

steampipe service stop --force

View Steampipe service status:

steampipe service status

View Steampipe service status and display the database password:

steampipe service status --show-password

View status of all running Steampipe services:

steampipe service status --all

Restart the Steampipe service:

steampipe service restart