install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install aliyunpan

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#aliyunpan

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/al/aliyunpan/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id tickstep.aliyunpan -e

Windows Package Manager source index · tickstep.aliyunpan · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Command-line client tool for Alibaba aDrive disk

Project links

Commands and aliases

aliyunpan

history

Project history and usage

aliyunpan is a third-party Alibaba Cloud Drive command-line client that presents cloud-drive operations through a Linux-shell-like interface.

Project history

The public repository begins in git history on 2021-08-04. Its README describes a CLI for Alibaba Cloud Drive with JavaScript plugins, sync backup, album batch download, multi-user support, and shell-style file commands.

The project is distributed as release archives and through several package-manager and deployment paths documented by the README, including apt, yum, Homebrew, winget, and Docker sync images.

Adoption history

The README is written for end users running the tool on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, NAS, embedded devices, and Docker. The input package-manager facts additionally show Homebrew, Nix, and winget packaging.

Its sync mode gives the tool a NAS and backup niche: official docs describe local-to-drive, drive-to-local, and bidirectional backup workflows.

How it is used

Users can run aliyunpan interactively, log in through a browser authorization flow, list directories, upload and download files, switch drives, and run sync backup. The README documents ALIYUNPAN_CONFIG_DIR for relocating the configuration directory; Docker sync examples mount aliyunpan_config.json as the already logged-in credential/config file.

Why package nerds care

aliyunpan matters to package nerds as a cloud-storage CLI outside the major Western cloud ecosystems: it has cross-platform release artifacts, package-manager installs, Docker automation, and a config/credential file that users often need to mount or relocate.

Timeline

2021: Public Git history begins.
2021: v0.0.1 tag appears in repository history.
2026: v0.4.0 tag appears in repository history.

Related projects

Alibaba Cloud Drive: cloud storage service targeted by the client.
tickstep/aliyunpan-sync Docker image: documented sync deployment path.

Sources

Git history from https://github.com/tickstep/aliyunpan.git
Official README: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tickstep/aliyunpan/master/README.md
Official manual: https://github.com/tickstep/aliyunpan/blob/master/docs/manual.md
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:client

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: $ALIYUNPAN_CONFIG_DIR/aliyunpan_config.json

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: $ALIYUNPAN_CONFIG_DIR/aliyunpan_config.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`aliyunpan`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.4.0

manager updated2026-06-29

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.4.0

https://github.com/tickstep/aliyunpan

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:aliyunpan
Version	0.4.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/aliyunpan
Homepage	https://github.com/tickstep/aliyunpan
Repository	https://github.com/tickstep/aliyunpan
Upstream docs	https://github.com/tickstep/aliyunpan
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/tickstep/aliyunpan/archive/refs/tags/v0.4.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-29T07:56:33Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	aliyunpan
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

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

aliyunpan

nix profile install nixpkgs#aliyunpan

normalized package name match
Matched by: Aliyunpan

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

winget95%

tickstep.aliyunpan

winget install --id tickstep.aliyunpan -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Aliyunpan

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: tickstep.aliyunpan from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/aliyunpan.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install aliyunpan with Homebrew, Nix, winget