install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install arcadedb

local Homebrew formula metadata

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/arcadedb

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/arcadedb.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Multi-Model DBMS: Graph, Document, Key/Value, Search, Time Series, Vector

Project links

Commands and aliases

arcadedb-console
arcadedb-server

history

Project history and usage

ArcadeDB is a Java multi-model database packaged for CLI/server use, combining graph, document, key/value, search, time-series, vector, geospatial, and SQL-style access in one server distribution.

Project history

The project was created by Luca Garulli, the founder of OrientDB, after SAP's acquisition of OrientDB. The official README describes ArcadeDB as a new engine written from scratch while reusing a heavily modified OrientDB SQL engine and some utility classes, which makes its lineage unusually explicit for database package nerds: it is not just another SQL wrapper, but a post-OrientDB attempt to keep multi-model database ideas moving in an open source package.

The public GitHub repository was created on 2021-08-16, and the first GitHub release listed through the official releases API is 21.9.1, published on 2021-09-21. The README now describes Java 21 packages as current and notes that Java 17 support is kept on a separate branch, reflecting the project's move with modern JVM baselines.

Adoption history

ArcadeDB is distributed as downloadable releases, Maven artifacts, Docker images, and a Homebrew formula. Its README highlights Docker, Kubernetes, Maven Central, and custom distribution builds, while the Homebrew formula wraps the packaged server and console binaries as `arcadedb-server` and `arcadedb-console`.

GitHub metadata shows a modest but real open source footprint, with hundreds of stars and forks by 2026. For package-manager users, its presence in Homebrew and Scoop matters because it turns a JVM database server into a single-command local install for experiments, migrations, and embedded/server testing.

How it is used

Typical local use is to start the server, open ArcadeDB Studio on port 2480, and interact through SQL, Cypher, Gremlin, GraphQL, MongoDB-compatible, Redis-compatible, PostgreSQL-wire, HTTP/JSON, or embedded APIs depending on the workload.

The packaged server reads logging configuration from `config/arcadedb-log.properties`; users and server credentials are represented in `config/server-users.jsonl`, with root password bootstrapping also supported through the `arcadedb.server.rootPassword` JVM property.

Why package nerds care

ArcadeDB is interesting as a package because it bundles several database personalities into one server tarball, which is exactly the sort of tool that benefits from Homebrew-style wrapper scripts and well-known config directories.

Its release stream and custom package builder also make it a useful case study in packaging optional Java modules without forcing every local installation to carry every protocol and UI component.

Timeline

2021-08-16: GitHub repository created.
2021-09-21: First GitHub release, 21.9.1.
2024: README notes Java 21 compatibility from version 24.4.1 onward.
2026-06-03: Latest official GitHub release observed for this batch, 26.6.1.

Related projects

OrientDB is the direct historical reference point named by the ArcadeDB project.
The README documents compatibility surfaces for Neo4j Cypher, Apache TinkerPop Gremlin, MongoDB drivers, Redis drivers, PostgreSQL wire protocol, and HTTP/JSON clients.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
formula declares a Homebrew service

Signals

metadata:service
text:server

Install behavior

Homebrew declares a post-install hook for this formula.
Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime 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: $ARCADEDB_HOME/config/arcadedb-log.properties

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: $ARCADEDB_HOME/config/server-users.jsonl

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`arcadedb-console`	cli	global executable
`arcadedb-server`	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 version26.7.1

manager updated2026-07-02

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/ArcadeData/arcadedb

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/ArcadeData/arcadedbnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:arcadedb
Version	26.7.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/arcadedb
Homepage	https://arcadedb.com
Repository	https://github.com/ArcadeData/arcadedb
Upstream docs	https://docs.arcadedb.com/arcadedb/index.html
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/ArcadeData/arcadedb/releases/download/26.7.1/arcadedb-26.7.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-02T00:06:04Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	openjdk
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	defined
Service	declared
Caveats	To set the root password on first run: arcadedb-server -Darcadedb.server.rootPassword=yourpassword Data: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/var/arcadedb/databases Config: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/var/arcadedb/config

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	arcadedb
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	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.

Scoop95%

extras/arcadedb

scoop install extras/arcadedb

normalized package name match
Matched by: Arcadedb

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/arcadedb.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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/arcadedb.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 arcadedb with Homebrew, scoop