Export from GitHub to MySQL

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.

Step 3. Configure the MySQL destination plugin

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

Configuration

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

Fine-tune this configuration to match your needs. For more information, see the MySQL 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 MySQL, 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.