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macOS
Apple Silicon (arm64)
Windows
x64
Linux
x64
What's new
Mongo Monitoring & DB Studio are GA for self-hosted MongoDB (PSMDB, K8s, Direct Connect). Explorer is strictly read-only — all DDL/DML blocklisted on server and client. Use Safe Ops for audited DML and Indexes for DDL. Direct Connect runs a curated mongosh subset over the official driver.
Full changelogMongo Monitoring & DB Studio — GA (v1.56.1)
GA for PSMDB, K8s-managed Mongo, and Direct Connect. Read-only Explorer with full DDL/DML blocklist. Safe Ops + Indexes for writes. Monitoring deep links, COLLSCAN guard, Performance Advisor. Direct Connect: driver-based shell subset (find, aggregate, explain).
Parallel workbenches (v1.55.9)
Fleet workbench for fleet-wide modules (Dashboard, All Databases, Environments). Open a cluster in a new workbench from any card — gets the full /db/:id workspace (Console, Monitoring, Backups, Optimize). Switch tabs without unmounting Console; running queries keep going. Close a workbench tab with × when done.
Mongo Explorer query guard (v1.55)
Server-enforced maxTimeMS, COLLSCAN block/warn/allow with explain preflight, Stop query + killOp, post-run Resource Impact banner, mini Real Time strip while queries run, and per-query CPU/I/O/memory share bars on slow ops.
Monaco IDE + multi-tab + row inspector (v1.37)
Console editor swapped to Monaco — engine-aware completion (Postgres/MySQL keywords + tables/columns from your schema tree; Mongo $match/$group/db.<collection>). Up to 8 query tabs per DB, persisted, drag-reorder, double-click rename. Click any result row → side panel with per-column type tags + Copy buttons.
Workspace landing live mini-charts (v1.37)
Open /db/:id and you immediately see 3 sparklines that poll the realtime endpoint every 5s — connections, ops/sec, cache-hit %. Engine-aware: Postgres derives txn/sec from xact deltas, MySQL from query counter, Mongo sums opcounters + WiredTiger cache %, Redis reads native rate fields. Raw SVG, no recharts on the landing route.
Console history + SQL formatter (v1.36)
Every Console run is auto-recorded to the new History dropdown (last 50 per DB, click to recall, relative time). Format button pretty-prints SQL with the right dialect for your engine (postgresql / mysql / snowflake / redshift / bigquery / spark / tsql). ⌘+Shift+F. Hidden for Mongo / Redis / Kafka so the UI never offers an action that would mangle the syntax.
Monitoring empty states for PG / MySQL / Mongo (v1.36)
Engine-aware "no data yet" copy that names the actual queries DBHelm scrapes (pg_stat_database / SHOW GLOBAL STATUS / db.serverStatus / INFO ALL) and the exact privilege the connection user needs. First-time UX during evaluations stops looking broken.
Plan Watch (v1.27)
Register a query, DBHelm re-EXPLAINs it every 30 min, fingerprints the plan tree shape. Alerts when Postgres switches access path OR cost ≥2× jumps with the same plan. Catches post-deploy / post-migration "everything's slow now" bugs before customers do. Two-layer fingerprinting, never executes the actual query.
Schema Doctor + Autovacuum + Pool Fit (v1.26)
Three new Postgres-native diagnostic tools. Schema Doctor finds missing PKs / FK indexes / oversized text / never-ANALYZEd. Autovacuum Pressure Map covers bloat / stale stats / wraparound emergency. Pool Fit samples pg_stat_activity and returns a Fit Score 0-100 + recommended pool size.
Index Janitor + full-fleet Cost (v1.25)
Index Janitor surfaces unused / duplicate / low-usage / missing-FK indexes with exact DROP INDEX CONCURRENTLY DDL. Cost dashboard now counts EVERY database — provisioned + K8s-discovered + Direct Connect — not just clusters DBHelm provisioned. Per-table cost attribution + storage tier ladder (gp2→gp3) added in v1.26.
Sidebar reorganization (v1.24.1)
Operations was 15 items and scrolled off-screen. Now split into 9 focused sections (Overview / Management / Observability / Console / Optimize / Lifecycle / GitOps / Intelligence / Admin), each 2-8 items, all collapsible with localStorage-persisted state. Whichever section contains the current page is force-expanded so you always see where you are.
Query Optimizer + Code Optimizer (v1.23)
Pick a DB, paste a query, get an AI rewrite using live schema + safe read-only EXPLAIN. Or paste app code in 12 languages (TS / Python / Java / Go / Ruby / C# / PHP / Rust / Kotlin / Scala / SQL) and get categorized issues + rewritten code. Credentials redacted before AI call.
Security hardening (v1.22)
0 known dependency CVEs (Electron 41.5.1 + npm overrides). SSRF allowlists for Operator Hub, AI providers, Databricks. Plugin loader symlink check. CORE_SCHEMA YAML. redactSecrets() at audit-log boundary. execFileSync for git.
All DB-Engines top-10 covered
Provisioning + Day-2 ops for Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, IBM Db2, MongoDB (PSMDB + Community), Cassandra, Redis (v1.17–v1.21). Snowflake + Databricks lifecycle admin (v1.20). 17 provisioners total, 10-entry Operator Hub.
Declarative state YAML + GitOps + federation
A single state.yaml describes your fleet. dbhelm CLI: validate / plan / apply / export. GitOps event log + replay + drift detector. Embedded DuckDB attaches Postgres + MySQL Direct Connections as virtual catalogs.
System Requirements
macOS
- · macOS 12 Monterey or later
- · Apple Silicon or Intel (Rosetta 2)
- · 4 GB RAM · 250 MB disk
- · kubectl (for K8s; optional for Direct Connect)
Windows
- · Windows 10 or later (64-bit)
- · x64 processor
- · 4 GB RAM · 250 MB disk
- · kubectl in PATH (for K8s; optional)
Linux
- · Ubuntu 20.04+, Fedora 36+
- · x64 processor
- · 4 GB RAM · 250 MB disk
- · kubectl (for K8s) + FUSE (AppImage)
Installation Guide
macOS
- Open the
.dmgfile - Drag DBHelm to Applications
- Right-click → "Open" on first launch
Windows
- Run the
.exeinstaller - Follow the setup wizard
- SmartScreen: "More info" → "Run anyway"
Linux
chmod +x DBHelm-*.AppImage- Double-click or run from terminal
- Install FUSE if not already present
Beta build · unsigned
DBHelm is in public beta and currently ships without code-signing certificates. See the banner above for per-OS workarounds and SHA-256 verification.
Prerequisites
K8s: kubectl + kubeconfig. Direct Connect: just host, port, credentials. No cloud account or internet needed after download.
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