Add section about using the API to download dbs

Author: jf205

docs/codeql/codeql-cli/creating-codeql-databases.rst

@@ -379,17 +379,15 @@ The following example shows how you could use indirect build tracing in an Azure
        # `codeql database analyze`
        # then `codeql github upload-results` ...
 
-Obtaining databases from LGTM.com
----------------------------------
-
-`LGTM.com <https://lgtm.com>`__ analyzes thousands of open-source projects using
-CodeQL. For each project on LGTM.com, you can download an archived CodeQL
-database corresponding to the most recently analyzed revision of the code. These
-databases can also be analyzed using the CodeQL CLI or used with the CodeQL
-extension for Visual Studio Code.
-
-.. include:: ../reusables/download-lgtm-database.rst
-
+Obtaining databases from GitHub.com
+-----------------------------------
+
+.. include:: ../reusables/download-github-database.rst
+   
+Before running an analysis, unzip the databases and try :doc:`upgrading <upgrading-codeql-databases>` the
+unzipped databases to ensure they are compatible with your local copy of the
+CodeQL queries and libraries.
+   
 .. pull-quote::
 
    Note

docs/codeql/codeql-cli/getting-started-with-the-codeql-cli.rst

@@ -47,22 +47,9 @@ Conditions <https://securitylab.github.com/tools/codeql/license>`__.
 
 .. pull-quote:: Important
 
-   There are different versions of the CLI available to download, depending
-   on your use case:
-
-   - If you want to use the most up to date CodeQL tools and features, download the
-     version tagged ``latest``.
-
-   - If you want to create CodeQL databases to upload to LGTM Enterprise, download
-     the version that is compatible with the relevant LGTM Enterprise version
-     number. Compatibility information is included in the description for each
-     release on the `CodeQL CLI releases page
-     <https://github.com/github/codeql-cli-binaries/releases>`__ on GitHub. Using the
-     correct version of the CLI ensures that your CodeQL databases are
-     compatible with your version of LGTM Enterprise. For more information,
-     see `Preparing CodeQL databases to upload to LGTM
-     <https://help.semmle.com/lgtm-enterprise/admin/help/prepare-database-upload.html>`__
-     in the LGTM admin help.
+   There are several different versions of the CLI available to download, depending
+   on your use case. If you want to use the most up to date CodeQL tools and features, download the
+   version tagged ``latest``.
 
 If you use Linux, Windows, or macOS version 10.14 ("Mojave") or earlier, simply
 `download the zip archive
@@ -232,15 +219,7 @@ see ":doc:`About CodeQL packs <about-codeql-packs>`."
    - For the most up to date CodeQL queries, check out the ``main`` branch.
      This branch represents the very latest version of CodeQL's analysis.
 
-   - For the queries used in a particular LGTM Enterprise release, check out the
-     branch tagged with the relevant release number. For example, the branch
-     tagged ``v1.27.0`` corresponds to LGTM Enterprise 1.27. You must use this
-     version if you want to upload data to LGTM Enterprise. For further
-     information, see `Preparing CodeQL databases to upload to LGTM
-     <https://help.semmle.com/lgtm-enterprise/admin/help/prepare-database-upload.html>`__
-     in the LGTM admin help.
-
-1. Extract the zip archive
+4. Extract the zip archive
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 For Linux, Windows, and macOS users (version 10.14 "Mojave", and earlier)

docs/codeql/codeql-for-visual-studio-code/analyzing-your-projects.rst

@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ If you have a CodeQL database saved locally, as an unarchived folder or as a ZIP
 
   For more information about running query tests, see ":ref:`Testing custom queries <testing-custom-queries>`" in the CodeQL CLI help.
 
+.. include:: ../reusables/download-github-database.rst
+
 Running a query
 ------------------------
 

docs/codeql/reusables/download-github-database.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+GitHub also stores CodeQL databases for over 200,000 repos on GitHub.com, which you can download using the API. The list of repos is constantly growing and evolving to make sure that it includes the most interesting codebases for security research.
+
+To download a database from GitHub.com using the `GitHub CLI <https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_api>`__, use the following command:: 
+
+   gh api /repos/<owner>/<repo>/code-scanning/codeql/databases/<language> -H 'Accept: application/zip' > path/to/local/database.zip