# Hive

Flyte backend can be connected with various hive services. Once enabled it can allow you to query a hive service (e.g. Qubole) and retrieve typed schema (optionally).
This section will provide how to use the Hive Query Plugin using flytekit python

## Installation

To use the flytekit hive plugin simply run the following:

```shell
$ pip install flytekitplugins-hive
```

## No Need of a dockerfile

This plugin is purely a spec. Since SQL is completely portable there is no need to build a Docker container.

## Subpages

- [Hive Tasks](https://www.union.ai/docs/v1/flyte/integrations/external-service-backend-plugins/hive-plugin/hive/page.md)

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