install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install aurora

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Ubuntu aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install aurora

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · aurora · source: archive.ubuntu.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/aurora

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

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Aurora.Aurora -e

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

overview

Package summary

Beanstalkd queue server console

Project links

Commands and aliases

aurora

history

Project history and usage

aurora is a Go web console for administering beanstalkd queue servers. It packages a browser UI and server-side Beanstalkd client into a single cross-platform binary, aimed at people who want a lightweight operational console rather than a full queue-management platform.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created on 2016-10-09, and the release API shows version 1.0 published the same day. The README says aurora was created as a very simple and portable application for working with local or remote Beanstalkd servers, using Go so the compiler can produce zero-dependency binaries.

The README credits the web UI as originally based on ptrofimov/beanstalk_console and the Beanstalkd client on beanstalkd/go-beanstalk. The project therefore sits in a pragmatic lineage of small Beanstalkd admin tools, rebuilt as a single Go binary with a bundled web UI.

Adoption history

aurora's adoption surface is binary distribution: the official site emphasizes macOS, Linux, and Windows support, single-binary installation, zero dependencies, and Homebrew installation. The supplied package-manager facts also show Scoop, Ubuntu, and winget entries.

How it is used

Operators run aurora, open the printed local web URL, and manage local or remote Beanstalkd servers. The README lists features for viewing tubes, ready/delayed/buried jobs, job details, statistics, auto-refresh, moving or deleting jobs, pausing tubes, searching job data, and optional basic auth from aurora.toml.

Why package nerds care

aurora is a tidy package-manager specimen: one binary, one adjacent TOML config, no runtime service stack beyond Beanstalkd and a browser. The interesting packaging detail is preserving the executable-relative aurora.toml default while also allowing -c for managed config locations.

Timeline

2016: Repository initialized and version 1.0 released.
2016: Rapid 1.x releases followed through the first months of the project.
2021: Source headers still describe aurora as a Go cross-platform, zero-dependency Beanstalkd console.
2026: The official site continues to present aurora as a cross-platform Beanstalkd admin console.

Related projects

aurora is related to beanstalkd, beanstalkd/go-beanstalk, BurntSushi/toml, and ptrofimov/beanstalk_console, which the README credits as the original web UI basis.

Sources

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:server

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 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: aurora.toml in the directory containing the aurora executablepath passed with -c <filename>
Windows: aurora.toml in the directory containing aurora.exepath passed with -c <filename>

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: [auth] section in aurora.toml in the directory containing the aurora executable[auth] section in the file passed with -c <filename>
Windows: [auth] section in aurora.toml in the directory containing aurora.exe[auth] section in the file passed with -c <filename>

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`aurora`	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 version2.2

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected2.2

https://github.com/xuri/aurora

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:aurora
Version	2.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/aurora
Homepage	https://xuri.me/aurora/
Repository	https://github.com/xuri/aurora
Upstream docs	https://github.com/xuri/aurora#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/xuri/aurora/archive/refs/tags/2.2.tar.gz
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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	aurora
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.

Ubuntu apt95%

aurora 1.9.4-0ubuntu1

communicate with an Aurora Magnetek Photovoltaic (solar) Power Inverter

http://www.curtronics.com/Solar/AuroraData.html

sudo apt install aurora

Section: universe/misc
Architecture: amd64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Aurora

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: aurora from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Scoop95%

extras/aurora

scoop install extras/aurora

normalized package name match
Matched by: Aurora

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

winget95%

Aurora.Aurora

winget install --id Aurora.Aurora -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Aurora

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Aurora.Aurora 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/aurora.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 aurora with Homebrew, scoop, apt, winget