Installing sqlc

sqlc is distributed as a single binary with zero dependencies.

macOS

brew install sqlc

Ubuntu

sudo snap install sqlc

go install

Installing recent versions of sqlc requires Go 1.21+.

go install github.com/sqlc-dev/sqlc/cmd/sqlc@latest

Docker

docker pull sqlc/sqlc

Run sqlc using docker run:

docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/src -w /src sqlc/sqlc generate

Run sqlc using docker run in the Command Prompt on Windows (cmd):

docker run --rm -v "%cd%:/src" -w /src sqlc/sqlc generate

Downloads

Get pre-built binaries for v1.31.1:

• Linux
• macOS
• Windows

See downloads.sqlc.dev for older versions.