FOSSLight Database Integration Guide

This guide explains how to connect to FOSSLight Database from FOSSLight Source Scanner.

Scanner Database Connection

To extract OSS information (OSS Name, OSS Version, License) from the database, configure database connection settings first.

Linux / macOS

Apply only to the current terminal session:

export KB_URL="https://kb.example.org/"
export KB_TOKEN="example-token-1234567890abcdef"
  

Add to your shell startup file for persistent use:

echo 'export KB_URL="https://kb.example.org/"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export KB_TOKEN="example-token-1234567890abcdef"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
  

For zsh, add the same lines to ~/.zshrc.

Windows Command Prompt

Apply only to the current session:

set KB_URL=https://kb.example.org/
set KB_TOKEN=example-token-1234567890abcdef
  

Save as user environment variables:

setx KB_URL "https://kb.example.org/"
setx KB_TOKEN "example-token-1234567890abcdef"
  

Windows PowerShell

Apply only to the current session:

$env:KB_URL = "https://kb.example.org/"
$env:KB_TOKEN = "example-token-1234567890abcdef"
  

Save as user environment variables:

[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("KB_URL", "https://kb.example.org/", "User")
[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("KB_TOKEN", "example-token-1234567890abcdef", "User")
  