Business Intelligence as Code: Generate reports using SQL and markdown
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# How It Works
Evidence is an open-source, code-based alternative to drag-and-drop business intelligence tools.

Evidence generates a website from markdown files:
- **SQL statements** inside markdown files run queries against your data sources
- **Charts and components** are rendered using these query results
- **Templated pages** generate many pages from a single markdown template
- **Loops** and **If / Else** statements allow control of what is displayed to users
# Install
1. Download the [Evidence VSCode Extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Evidence.evidence-vscode)
2. Open the Command Palette (F1) and enter `Evidence: New Evidence Project`
3. Click the Start Evidence button in the bottom status bar
See docs for [other install options](https://docs.evidence.dev/getting-started/install-evidence) (CLI, Docker, etc)
# Publish
- [Self-hosted](https://docs.evidence.dev/deployment/overview/#self-host) options include Netlify, Vercel, your own infra, and other static site hosting platforms.
# Join the Evidence Community
Join our [Slack channel](https://slack.evidence.dev) to get involved in the community's discussion, share what you're working on, or ask for help.
Follow us on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/evidence_dev) to receive the latest updates on Evidence.
# Contributing
If you are interested in contributing, please join us on our [slack channel](https://slack.evidence.dev), open an [issue](https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence/issues/new), or contribute a pull request.
# License
Evidence is licensed under the MIT license. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE.md) file for licensing information.