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Published: Aug 29, 2023 License: Apache-2.0

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SpiceDB

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SpiceDB is an open source, Google Zanzibar-inspired database for creating and managing security-critical application permissions.

Developers create a schema and use client libraries to apply the schema to the database, insert relationships into the database, and query the database to efficiently check permissions in their applications.

Features that distinguish SpiceDB from other systems include:

Want to learn more about the inspiration for SpiceDB? We've annotated Google's Zanzibar Paper with our own commentary.

Joining the Community

SpiceDB is a community project where everyone is invited to participate and feel welcomed. While the project has a technical goal, participation is not restricted to those with code contributions.

Learn
Contribute

CONTRIBUTING.md documents communication, contribution flow, legal requirements, and common tasks when contributing to the project.

You can find issues by priority: Urgent, High, Medium, Low, Maybe. There are also good first issues.

Our documentation website is also open source if you'd like to clarify anything you find confusing.

Getting Started

Installing the binary

Binary releases are available for Linux, macOS, and Windows on AMD64 and ARM64 architectures.

Homebrew users for both macOS and Linux can install the latest binary releases of SpiceDB and zed using the official tap:

brew install authzed/tap/spicedb authzed/tap/zed

Debian-based Linux users can install SpiceDB packages by adding a new APT source:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y curl ca-certificates gpg
curl https://apt.fury.io/authzed/gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://apt.fury.io/authzed/ * *" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/fury.list
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y spicedb

RPM-based Linux users can install SpiceDB packages by adding a new YUM repository:

sudo cat << EOF >> /etc/yum.repos.d/Authzed-Fury.repo
[authzed-fury]
name=AuthZed Fury Repository
baseurl=https://yum.fury.io/authzed/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
EOF
sudo dnf install -y spicedb
Running a container

Container images are available for AMD64 and ARM64 architectures on the following registries:

Docker users can run the latest SpiceDB container with the following:

docker run --rm -p 50051:50051 authzed/spicedb serve --grpc-preshared-key "somerandomkeyhere"

SpiceDB containers use Chainguard Images to ship the bare minimum userspace which is a huge boon to security, but can complicate debugging. If you want to execute a user session into a running SpiceDB container and install packages, you can use one of our debug images.

Appending -debug to any tag will provide you an image that has a userspace with debug tooling:

docker run --rm -ti --entrypoint sh authzed/spicedb:latest-debug

Containers are also available for each git commit to the main branch under ${REGISTRY}/authzed/spicedb-git:${COMMIT}.

Deploying to Kubernetes

Production Kubernetes users should be relying on a stable release of the SpiceDB Operator. The Operator enforces not only best practices, but orchestrates SpiceDB updates without downtime.

If you're only experimenting, feel free to try out one of our community-maintained examples for testing SpiceDB on Kubernetes:

kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/authzed/examples/main/kubernetes/example.yaml
Developing your own schema

You can try both SpiceDB and zed entirely in your browser on the playground thanks to the power of WebAssembly.

If you don't want to start with the examples loadable from the Playground, you can follow a guide for developing a schema or review the the schema language design documentation.

To get a quick idea of schema development, you can watch the creators of SpiceDB writing a schema for GitHub:

Modeling GitHub YouTube Video Thumbnail

Trying out the API

For debugging or getting started, we recommend installing zed, the official command-line client. The Playground also has a tab for experimenting with zed all from within your browser.

When it's time to write code, we recommend using one of the existing client libraries whether it's official or community-maintained.

Because every millisecond counts, we recommend using libraries that leverage the gRPC API for production workloads.

To get an understanding of integrating an application with SpiceDB, you can follow the Protecting Your First App guide or review API documentation on the Buf Registry or Postman.

Acknowledgements

SpiceDB is a community project fueled by contributions from both organizations and individuals. We appreciate all contributions, large and small, and would like to thank all those involved.

In addition, we'd like to highlight a few notable contributions:

Directories

Path Synopsis
cmd
e2e module
internal
dispatch/combined
Package combined implements a dispatcher that combines caching, redispatching and optional cluster dispatching.
Package combined implements a dispatcher that combines caching, redispatching and optional cluster dispatching.
dispatch/graph
Code generated by github.com/ecordell/optgen.
Code generated by github.com/ecordell/optgen.
gateway
Package gateway implements an HTTP server that forwards JSON requests to an upstream SpiceDB gRPC server.
Package gateway implements an HTTP server that forwards JSON requests to an upstream SpiceDB gRPC server.
services/v1/options
Code generated by github.com/ecordell/optgen.
Code generated by github.com/ecordell/optgen.
telemetry
Package telemetry implements a client for reporting telemetry data used to prioritize development of SpiceDB.
Package telemetry implements a client for reporting telemetry data used to prioritize development of SpiceDB.
pkg
cmd
cmd/datastore
Code generated by github.com/ecordell/optgen.
Code generated by github.com/ecordell/optgen.
cmd/server
Code generated by github.com/ecordell/optgen.
Code generated by github.com/ecordell/optgen.
cmd/testserver
Code generated by github.com/ecordell/optgen.
Code generated by github.com/ecordell/optgen.
cmd/util
Code generated by github.com/ecordell/optgen.
Code generated by github.com/ecordell/optgen.
datastore/options
Code generated by github.com/ecordell/optgen.
Code generated by github.com/ecordell/optgen.
schemadsl/dslshape
Package dslshape defines the types representing the structure of schema DSL.
Package dslshape defines the types representing the structure of schema DSL.
schemadsl/parser
parser package defines the parser for the Authzed Schema DSL.
parser package defines the parser for the Authzed Schema DSL.
testutil
Package testutil implements various utilities to reduce boilerplate in unit tests a la testify.
Package testutil implements various utilities to reduce boilerplate in unit tests a la testify.
zedtoken
Package zedtoken converts decimal.Decimal to zedtoken and vice versa
Package zedtoken converts decimal.Decimal to zedtoken and vice versa
tools
analyzers Module

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