# Drivers

A driver is a set of hooks that constitute a full integration to route live results to certain destination.

Unlike hooks, you can use a driver from the CLI by using the `-driver` option.

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## MongoDB driver

To export live results to MongoDB database:

<pre class="language-bash"><code class="lang-bash"><strong>secator install addons mongodb
</strong>secator config set addons.mongodb.url mongodb://localhost
secator w host_recon example.com -driver mongodb
</code></pre>

Results will be added to the database in real-time as results come through from the various tools supported by `secator`.

A MongoDB collection is created for each [output-types](https://docs.freelabz.com/in-depth/concepts/output-types "mention") supported by `secator`.

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## GCS driver

To upload files (screenshots and stored responses) from URL results to Google Cloud Storage:

<pre class="language-bash"><code class="lang-bash"><strong>secator install addons gcs
</strong>secator config set addons.gcs.bucket_name my-bucket-name
secator w host_recon example.com -driver gcs
</code></pre>

Files will be uploaded to Google Cloud Storage in real-time as results come through. The local file paths (`screenshot_path`, `stored_response_path`) in URL results will be replaced with GCS URLs (`gs://bucket-name/blob-name`).

{% hint style="info" %}
**Authentication**: The GCS driver uses the Google Cloud Storage client library which automatically detects credentials. You can authenticate using one of the following methods:

* Set the `GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS` environment variable to point to your credentials JSON file
* Use Application Default Credentials if running on Google Cloud Platform
* The client library will automatically detect credentials from your environment

The `addons.gcs.credentials_path` config option is available but optional, as the client library handles credential detection automatically.
{% endhint %}

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