# Install pgbouncer

Lightweight connection pooler for PostgreSQL. Version 1.25.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-08.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:pgbouncer
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install pgbouncer
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install pgbouncer
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: databases/pgbouncer/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add pgbouncer
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pgbouncer from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install pgbouncer
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: pgbouncer from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install pgbouncer
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pgbouncer from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#pgbouncer
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pg/pgbouncer/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S pgbouncer
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: pgbouncer from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:pgbouncer
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pgbouncer>
- **Version:** 1.25.2
- **Source summary:** Lightweight connection pooler for PostgreSQL
- **Homepage:** <https://www.pgbouncer.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.pgbouncer.org/config.html>
- **License:** ISC
- **Source archive:** <https://www.pgbouncer.org/downloads/files/1.25.2/pgbouncer-1.25.2.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-08T18:18:38Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- mkauth.py (cli)
- pgbouncer (cli)
- mkauth.py (alias)
- pgbouncer (alias)

## Dependencies

- libevent
- openssl@3

## Build Dependencies

- pandoc
- pkgconf

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Service: declared
- Caveats: The config file: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/pgbouncer.ini is in the "ini" format and you will need to edit it for your particular setup. See: https://pgbouncer.github.io/config.html The auth_file option should point to the $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/userlist.txt file which can be populated by the $HOMEBREW_CELLAR/pgbouncer/1.25.2/bin/mkauth.py script.
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.25.2
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-08
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://www.pgbouncer.org/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Sicherheitshinweise

formula declares a Homebrew service.

- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- formula declares a Homebrew service

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** pgbouncer
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - pgbouncer - 1.24.1-1+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pgbouncer from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | lightweight connection pooler for PostgreSQL | https://www.pgbouncer.org/
- Nix - pgbouncer: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pg/pgbouncer/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - pgbouncer - 1.22.0-1build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pgbouncer from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | lightweight connection pooler for PostgreSQL | https://www.pgbouncer.org/
- apk - pgbouncer - 1.25.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pgbouncer from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Lightweight connection pooler for PostgreSQL | https://www.pgbouncer.org/
- apk - pgbouncer-doc - 1.25.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pgbouncer-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Lightweight connection pooler for PostgreSQL (documentation) | https://www.pgbouncer.org/
- apk - pgbouncer-openrc - 1.25.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pgbouncer-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Lightweight connection pooler for PostgreSQL (OpenRC init scripts) | https://www.pgbouncer.org/
- dnf - pgbouncer - 1.25.2-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pgbouncer from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Lightweight connection pooler for PostgreSQL | https://www.pgbouncer.org
- pacman - pgbouncer - 1.25.2-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: pgbouncer from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Lightweight connection pooler for PostgreSQL | https://www.pgbouncer.org/
- MacPorts - pgbouncer: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: databases/pgbouncer/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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