# Install cql-proxy with Homebrew DataStax cql-proxy enables Cassandra apps to use Astra DB without code changes. Version 0.2.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cql-proxy ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cql-proxy ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cql-proxy - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.2.0 - **Source summary:** DataStax cql-proxy enables Cassandra apps to use Astra DB without code changes - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - cql-proxy (cli) - cql-proxy (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.2.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/datastax/cql-proxy - Upstream latest detected: v0.2.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage cql-proxy is DataStax's CQL traffic proxy for Cassandra-compatible clients that need to reach DataStax Astra DB through a local proxy endpoint. ### Project history The project was published by DataStax as a small Go command-line service. Its README describes the tool as a local listener that securely forwards application CQL traffic to an appropriate database service, with Astra support as the main use case. ### Adoption history cql-proxy is niche infrastructure glue rather than a general Cassandra client. Its packaging matters most for teams with legacy DataStax, community Cassandra, gocql, or Rust CQL drivers that cannot speak directly to Astra's secure connection model. ### How it is used Operators run the proxy locally, in Docker, or as a Kubernetes sidecar, then point an existing Cassandra application at the proxy address. Configuration can be supplied as flags, environment variables, or a YAML file. ### Why package nerds care As a Homebrew formula, cql-proxy turns a cloud-database compatibility sidecar into a normal CLI install, useful for local testing and migration work without requiring developers to build the proxy from source. ### Timeline - 2022: v0.1.0 GA release was published on GitHub. - 2022: v0.2.0 examples in the README documented Docker-based local use. ### Related projects - cql-proxy sits between Apache Cassandra or DataStax Enterprise applications and DataStax Astra DB, complementing native DataStax drivers when older or community drivers are in use. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: /path/to/proxy.yaml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cql-proxy - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cassandra](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cassandra/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cql, data, database. - [cqlkit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cqlkit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cassandra, cli, cql, data. - [apache-geode](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/apache-geode/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database. - [arcadedb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/arcadedb/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database. - [astra](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/astra/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database. - [automysqlbackup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automysqlbackup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database. - [basex](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/basex/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database. - [bee](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bee/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database. - [kitchen-sync](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kitchen-sync/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, data, database, without. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cql-proxy.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/cql-proxy.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph