Export from XKCD to PostgreSQL

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

The CloudQuery XKCD plugin allows you to sync data from XKCD to any destination, including PostgreSQL. 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 XKCD source plugin

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

XKCD is a community plugin, which means that it is maintained by the CloudQuery community. Create a file called xkcd.yaml, then copy the example and follow the instructions in the XKCD Plugin Documentation ↗ to fit your needs.

Step 3. Configure the PostgreSQL destination plugin

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

Configuration

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

This example configures a Postgresql destination, located at localhost:5432:

kind: destination
spec:
  name: "postgresql"
  registry: "github"
  path: "cloudquery/postgresql"
  version: "v6.1.2"

  spec:
    connection_string: "postgresql://postgres:pass@localhost:5432/postgres?sslmode=disable"
    # can be also specified in DSN format which can hold special characters in password
    # connection_string: "user=postgres password=pass+0-[word host=localhost port=5432 dbname=postgres"
    # Optional parameters:
    # pgx_log_level: error
    # batch_size: 10000 # 10K entries
    # batch_size_bytes: 100000000 # 100 MB
    # batch_timeout: 60s

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

Step 4. Start the Sync

Run the following command in your terminal to start the sync

cloudquery sync xkcd.yaml postgresql.yaml

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