Export from GitHub to ClickHouse

CloudQuery is an open-source data integration platform that allows you to export data from any source to any destination.

The CloudQuery GitHub plugin allows you to sync data from GitHub to any destination, including ClickHouse. It's free, open source, requires no account, and takes only minutes to get started.

Ready? Let's dive right in!

Step 1. Install the CloudQuery CLI

The CloudQuery CLI is a command-line tool that runs the sync. It supports MacOS, Linux and Windows.

brew install cloudquery/tap/cloudquery

Step 2. Configure the GitHub source plugin

Create a configuration file for the GitHub plugin and set up authentication.

Configuration

Create a file called github.yaml and add the following contents:

Fine-tune this configuration to match your needs. For more information, see the GitHub Plugin ↗ page in the docs.

Authentication

Step 3. Configure the ClickHouse destination plugin

Create a configuration file for the ClickHouse plugin and set up authentication.

Configuration

Create a file called clickhouse.yaml and add the following contents:

Fine-tune this configuration to match your needs. For more information, see the ClickHouse Plugin ↗ page in the docs.

Step 4. Start the Sync

Run the following command in your terminal to start the sync

And away we go! 🚀 The sync will run until completion, fetching all selected tables from GitHub. Any errors will be logged to a file called cloudquery.log.

Further Reading

Now that you've seen the basics of syncing GitHub to ClickHouse, you should know that there's a lot more you can do. Check out the CloudQuery Documentation, Source Code and How-to Guides for more details.