Get cloud-sql-proxy on macOS and Linux Now!
A utility for connecting securely to your Cloud SQL instances
Get cloud-sql-proxy with one command
Pick your system, reveal the step-by-step guide, copy the command, paste it into your terminal and press Enter. This command comes from the project's public source.
Not available for Windows yet.
cloud-sql-proxy doesn't publish an install command for Windows anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one. It does document one for macOS and Linux — switch to that tab.
Pastes into PowerShell and installs cloud-sql-proxy on your Windows machine in one step. Runs as your normal user account, and needs no administrator rights.
Not available for macOS yet.
cloud-sql-proxy doesn't publish an install command for macOS or Linux anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one.
Installs cloud-sql-proxy on your macOS or Linux machine and links it into your PATH — after this,
cloud-sql-proxy just works from any directory. Runs as your normal user account, and needs no administrator rights.
How to set up cloud-sql-proxy, step by step
Open Terminal. On a Mac it's in Applications ▸ Utilities, or press Cmd+Space and type Terminal. On Linux, press Ctrl+Alt+T. Paste the command and press Enter.
Run cloud-sql-proxy --help to see the available commands, and
cloud-sql-proxy --version to confirm the install worked. If your shell complains about
permissions, that project usually documents a corrected command on its own site.
This asks Homebrew to fetch cloud-sql-proxy and link it into /opt/homebrew/bin (Apple Silicon) or /usr/local/bin (Intel), so you can run it by name.
cloud-sql-proxy at a glance
- Installs with a single
command —
Homebrew. - Installs on macOS / Linux.
- Free and open source, with no paid tier and no account needed.
- 1.4k stars — an actively used project.
cloud-sql-proxy doesn't publish a feature list we can quote, so this is what we verified ourselves.
About cloud-sql-proxy
A utility for connecting securely to your Cloud SQL instances
| Category | Server / service |
|---|---|
| Install method | Homebrew |
| Windows | no install command published |
| macOS / Linux | documented install command available |
| Price | Free and open source |
| Command verified | From project source |
| Popularity | 1.4k stars on the project's public repository |
On mobile
cloud-sql-proxy is a command-line tool, so there is no phone app for it — a phone has no shell to run it in. You'll need a desktop, or a remote shell into a machine that has one.
cloud-sql-proxy is developed by its own authors. This page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by the project. The command shown here was reproduced from the project's public documentation — always check the project's own documentation before running anything.