Import from URL

Instead of filling in each connection field manually, you can paste a connection URL and have the form auto-populated.

How It Works

1. Open the connection form (see Creating a Connection).
2. Click "Import from URL" and paste a connection URL.
3. Click "Import" — Zequel parses the URL and fills in the connection form automatically (host, port, username, password, database, and SSL).
4. Review the populated fields and adjust if needed (e.g. add SSL certificates).
5. Give the connection a name and click "Save".

Supported URL Schemes

Zequel recognizes the following URL schemes:

Scheme	Database Type
postgresql://	PostgreSQL
postgres://	PostgreSQL (alias)
mysql://	MySQL
mariadb://	MariaDB
mongodb://	MongoDB
mongodb+srv://	MongoDB
redis://	Redis
rediss://	Redis (with SSL enabled)
clickhouse://	ClickHouse
mssql://	SQL Server
sqlserver://	SQL Server

URL Format

Connection URLs follow this general structure:

scheme://username:password@host:port/database?param=value

Examples

PostgreSQL:

postgresql://admin:secret@db.example.com:5432/myapp

PostgreSQL with SSL:

postgresql://admin:secret@db.example.com:5432/myapp?sslmode=require

MySQL:

mysql://root:password@127.0.0.1:3306/production

MongoDB:

mongodb://appuser:pass@cluster.example.com:27017/analytics

Redis with SSL:

rediss://:authpassword@cache.example.com:6379/0

SSL/TLS Query Parameters

Zequel extracts SSL/TLS configuration from query parameters. The supported parameters vary by database type.

PostgreSQL

Parameter	Values	Example
sslmode	disable, allow, prefer, require, verify-ca, verify-full	?sslmode=require

MySQL / MariaDB

Parameter	Values	Example
ssl-mode	DISABLED, PREFERRED, REQUIRED, VERIFY_CA, VERIFY_IDENTITY	?ssl-mode=REQUIRED
ssl	true, false (fallback if ssl-mode not set)	?ssl=true

When both ssl-mode and ssl are present, ssl-mode takes precedence.

MongoDB

Parameter	Values	Example
tls	true, false	?tls=true
ssl	true, false (fallback if tls not set)	?ssl=true
tlsAllowInvalidCertificates	true, false	?tls=true&tlsAllowInvalidCertificates=true

When both tls and ssl are present, tls takes precedence.

Redis

Redis SSL is configured via the rediss:// scheme rather than query parameters. Use rediss:// instead of redis:// to enable SSL with require mode.

ClickHouse

Parameter	Values	Example
secure	true, 1, false	?secure=true

SQL Server

Parameter	Values	Example
encrypt	true, false	?encrypt=true
trustServerCertificate	true, false	?encrypt=true&trustServerCertificate=true

Notes

• All parameter values are compared case-insensitively.
• If the URL contains a port, it overrides the default port for that database type.
• If the URL omits the port, the default port for the detected database type is used.
• Special characters in the password must be URL-encoded in the connection string (e.g. p%40ss for p@ss). Zequel decodes them automatically.
• SSL certificates (CA, client cert, client key) cannot be specified via URL. After importing, configure certificates in the SSL section of the connection form.