spicedb

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Updated 4 days ago

SpiceDB Overview

Secure your stack with a hardened SpiceDB image freshly-built by Minimus. Minimus images always include the most up-to-date package version for all packages and dependencies contained in the image.

SpiceDB is an open-source permissions database inspired by Google Zanzibar. It enables developers to define and enforce fine-grained, relationship-based access control across distributed systems with low-latency permission checks.

Try It Out

Run SpiceDB in testing mode using an in-memory backend — no external database or configuration required.

Prerequisites

Docker installed and running
zed CLI installed (Installation instructions)

Step 1: Start SpiceDB

Run SpiceDB in testing mode. The server accepts any pre-shared key in this mode:

docker run -d --rm -p 50051:50051 reg.mini.dev/spicedb serve-testing

Step 2: Connect with zed

Point the zed CLI at the local server:

zed context set local localhost:50051 anykey --insecure

Step 3: Write a Schema

Define a simple document permission model:

zed schema write --schema 'definition user {}

definition document {
    relation reader: user
    permission view = reader
}'

Step 4: Verify

Next, we will create a relationship and check a permission to verify the container.

Grant a user access to a document:

zed relationship create document:readme reader user:emilia

Verify the permission:

zed permission check document:readme view user:emilia

You should see true.

Technical Considerations

The SpiceDB image provided by Minimus is a slim, security-hardened alternative to the public image. The images are largely interchangeable, with a few differences as noted below.

SpiceDB built by Minimus:

Drill down on the version specification tab to see the default user, listening ports, entrypoint, volumes, environment variables, etc.

The Payoff

A hardened, minimal image that will remain more secure for the long run and accrue vulnerabilities at a slower rate.

See the risk reduction dashboard for a detailed CVE comparison over the past 30 days.
Review the compliance report to see the default hardening and security configurations for the image.

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