generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://doc.quasar.ai/master/administration/security.html + https://doc.quasar.ai/master/user-guide/api/rest.html + https://doc.quasar.ai/master/
note: QuasarDB ships a suite of command-line tools with the server/binary distribution (Debian/RPM/Windows/Docker packages under github.com/bureau14). These are operational binaries rather than a single unified `qdb` CLI.
install:
- method: debian
  source: https://github.com/bureau14/qdb-pkg-debian
- method: rpm
  source: https://github.com/bureau14/qdb-pkg-rpm
- method: windows
  source: https://github.com/bureau14/qdb-pkg-windows
- method: docker
  source: https://github.com/bureau14/qdbd-docker
tools:
- name: qdbd
  purpose: The QuasarDB cluster daemon (database server node).
- name: qdbsh
  purpose: Interactive SQL shell for running queries and CREATE/ALTER/DROP USER management.
- name: qdb_rest
  purpose: The QuasarDB REST API server (see openapi/quasar-rest-openapi-original.json).
- name: qdb_cluster_keygen
  purpose: Generate cluster public/private key pairs for authentication.
- name: qdb_user_add
  purpose: Offline utility to add users and generate user security tokens.