Export from XKCD to SQLite

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 SQLite. 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 SQLite destination plugin

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

Configuration

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

This is a basic configuration that will save all your sync resources to db.sql.

kind: destination
spec:
  name: sqlite
  path: cloudquery/sqlite
  registry: cloudquery
  version: "v2.4.14"
  spec:
    connection_string: ./db.sql

After running cloudquery sync, you can explore the data locally with the SQLite CLI: sqlite ./db.sql.

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