Nimtable: Open-source web UI to browse and manage Apache Iceberg tables

A lightweight, easy-to-use platform to monitor, optimize, and govern your Iceberg-based lakehouse.

Nimtable helps you easily manage and explore Apache Iceberg catalogs. With a web-based platform designed for clarity and simplicity, Nimtable makes it easy to browse tables, run queries, analyze file distributions, and optimize storage layouts.

• 🌟 Multi-Catalog Support
  Connect to REST Catalog, AWS Glue, AWS S3 Tables, and PostgreSQL (via JDBC).

• 🗄️ Object Store Integration
  Seamlessly work with S3 and S3-compatible stores like Cloudflare R2, Minio, and more.

• 🔍 Table Exploration
  Inspect table schemas, partitions, and snapshots with ease.

• ⚡ Interactive Querying
  Run SQL queries directly from the platform.

• 🤖 AI Copilot
  Get intelligent assistance for Iceberg table exploration.

• 📄 AI Summary
  Automatically generate summaries of your Iceberg tables.

• 📊 File Distribution Analysis
  Visualize how data files are distributed across partitions and snapshots.

• 🔧 Table Optimization
  Run file compaction and manage snapshot expiration.

• 🔌 REST Catalog Compatibility
  Serve as a standard Iceberg REST Catalog, adapting any underlying catalog to a RESTful API.

Nimtable acts as a bridge between users and catalog servers, providing both an interactive web interface and a standard REST Catalog API layer.

The fastest way to get started is using Docker:

Access the UI at http://localhost:3000.

• Username: admin
• Password: admin

• View logs:
• Stop the service:

See HACKING.md for details on how to hack on Nimtable.

Nimtable can be configured in two ways:

• Web UI: Easiest for new users - just log in and click "Create Catalog."
• YAML Configuration File: Recommended for advanced users or automated deployments.

• By default, Nimtable looks for config.yaml in the working directory.
• Docker: Mount your config file to /app/config.yaml inside the container.
• See docker/docker-compose.yml for an example of mounting configuration.

Important: Change the default admin password after your first login for security.

You can add catalogs in two ways:

• Web UI:
  After logging in, click "Create Catalog" and follow the prompts. Catalogs added via the UI are stored in the internal database and do not modify config.yaml.

• YAML File:
  Pre-configure catalogs by adding them to your config.yaml.
  See backend/config.yaml for full examples and templates.

Supported Catalog Types:

• REST
• AWS Glue
• S3 Tables
• PostgreSQL (via JDBC)

Each catalog type may require specific fields. Refer to the sample config for details.

If you use AWS Glue or S3, you can provide credentials in two ways:

• Environment Variables:

  # docker-compose.yml services: nimtable: environment: - AWS_REGION=us-east-1 - AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your-access-key - AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your-secret-key

• Mounting AWS Credentials File:

  # docker-compose.yml services: nimtable: volumes: - ~/.aws/credentials:/root/.aws/credentials:ro

• 🔧 Optimized Compaction: Advanced compaction strategies and scheduling
• 📊 Monitoring & Analytics: Comprehensive dashboard and insights
• 💾 Caching: Database integration and metadata caching
• ⚡ Query Engine Integration: Support for multiple query engines
• 📋 Metadata Management: Enhanced snapshot, schema and partition management
• 🔐 Security & Access Control: RBAC and fine-grained permissions
• 🔌 API & Integration: REST API support and authentication
• 🔄 Data Lineage: Table and column-level lineage tracking
• 🤖 Better AI Copilot Support: Enhanced capabilities for AI agent.
• 🏢 Catalog & Warehouse Integration: Support for various storage backends

For detailed roadmap items and progress tracking, see Roadmap.

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guide for details.

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.