install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install automysqlbackup

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install automysqlbackup

Debian stable package indexes · automysqlbackup · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#automysqlbackup

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

overview

Package summary

Automate MySQL backups

Project links

Commands and aliases

automysqlbackup

history

Project history and usage

AutoMySQLBackup is a shell-script utility for scheduled MySQL backup rotation. It is small, old-school ops software: edit a root-owned config, call the script from cron, and rotate daily, weekly, and monthly dumps.

Project history

The official GitHub README says the script was originally developed by a team on SourceForge and that the GitHub repository was created as a clone for further maintenance after the SourceForge project appeared unmaintained. GitHub metadata dates the mattanja/automysqlbackup repository to October 2012.

The README emphasizes operational responsibility and restore procedures as much as installation. That is typical for backup tooling: the script can automate mysqldump runs, but users still need offline copies, permissions, encryption choices, and tested restores.

Adoption history

The batch input lists packages for Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, and Nix. That is modest but real adoption for a narrowly scoped backup script.

Its GitHub metadata shows a small repository with a low star/fork count compared with general developer tools, so the history should be read as practical sysadmin utility adoption rather than broad developer-culture prominence.

How it is used

The README documents installing to /usr/local/bin, creating /etc/automysqlbackup, copying automysqlbackup.conf to myserver.conf, then running automysqlbackup with that config path or from cron.daily.

Credentials live in the same configuration files as the backup settings: the documented defaults include CONFIG_mysql_dump_username, CONFIG_mysql_dump_password, host, socket, and encryption settings.

Why package nerds care

AutoMySQLBackup is significant as an example of a package-manager-distributed cron-era admin script. Packaging matters because users expect the executable, sample config, cron integration, and filesystem permissions to land in predictable places.

Timeline

Pre-2012: Original AutoMySQLBackup project maintained on SourceForge.
2012: mattanja/automysqlbackup GitHub repository created as a continued-maintenance clone.
2020s: Package remains available in a small set of package managers for users who want a simple MySQL dump rotation script.

Related projects

mysqldump is the underlying MySQL dump tool commonly used by scripts like AutoMySQLBackup.
cron is the traditional scheduler used in the README examples.
Modern alternatives include database-native backup tooling, Percona XtraBackup, and managed-database snapshot systems.

Sources

https://api.github.com/repos/mattanja/automysqlbackup
https://github.com/mattanja/automysqlbackup#readme
source_facts.package-manager

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:backup,sql

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.

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: /etc/automysqlbackup/automysqlbackup.conf/etc/automysqlbackup/myserver.conf

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: /etc/automysqlbackup/automysqlbackup.conf/etc/automysqlbackup/myserver.conf

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`automysqlbackup`	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 version3.0-rc6

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://sourceforge.net/projects/automysqlbackup/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://sourceforge.net/projects/automysqlbackup/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:automysqlbackup
Version	3.0-rc6
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/automysqlbackup
Homepage	https://sourceforge.net/projects/automysqlbackup/
Repository	https://github.com/mattanja/automysqlbackup
Upstream docs	https://github.com/mattanja/automysqlbackup#readme
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Source archive	https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/automysqlbackup/AutoMySQLBackup/AutoMySQLBackup%20VER%203.0/automysqlbackup-v3.0_rc6.tar.gz
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	declared
Caveats	You will have to edit $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/automysqlbackup/automysqlbackup.conf to set AutoMySQLBackup up to find your database and backup directory. The included service will run AutoMySQLBackup every day at 04:00.

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	automysqlbackup
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.

Debian apt95%

automysqlbackup 2.6+debian.4-4

daily, weekly and monthly backup for your MySQL database

http://sourceforge.net/projects/automysqlbackup/

sudo apt install automysqlbackup

Section: admin
Architecture: all
4 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Automysqlbackup

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

Nix95%

automysqlbackup

nix profile install nixpkgs#automysqlbackup

normalized package name match
Matched by: Automysqlbackup

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

Ubuntu apt95%

automysqlbackup 2.6+debian.4-4

daily, weekly and monthly backup for your MySQL database

http://sourceforge.net/projects/automysqlbackup/

sudo apt install automysqlbackup

Section: universe/admin
Architecture: all
4 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Automysqlbackup

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

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/automysqlbackup.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 automysqlbackup with Homebrew, apt, Nix