# Install automysqlbackup with Homebrew, apt, Nix Automate MySQL backups. Version 3.0-rc6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:automysqlbackup ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install automysqlbackup ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install automysqlbackup ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: automysqlbackup from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#automysqlbackup ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/au/automysqlbackup/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:automysqlbackup - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.0-rc6 - **Source summary:** Automate MySQL backups - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - automysqlbackup (cli) - automysqlbackup (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: 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. - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 3.0-rc6 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://sourceforge.net/projects/automysqlbackup/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal - formula declares a Homebrew service ## 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 - Unix: /etc/automysqlbackup/automysqlbackup.conf, /etc/automysqlbackup/myserver.conf ## Credential files - Unix: /etc/automysqlbackup/automysqlbackup.conf, /etc/automysqlbackup/myserver.conf ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** automysqlbackup - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - automysqlbackup - 2.6+debian.4-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: automysqlbackup from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | daily, weekly and monthly backup for your MySQL database | http://sourceforge.net/projects/automysqlbackup/ - Nix - automysqlbackup: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/au/automysqlbackup/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - automysqlbackup - 2.6+debian.4-4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: automysqlbackup from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | daily, weekly and monthly backup for your MySQL database | http://sourceforge.net/projects/automysqlbackup/ ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Archive and compression packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/archive-compression-tools/) - Matched archive or compression metadata. - [percona-xtrabackup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/percona-xtrabackup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: backup, cli, data, database, mysql. - [dumpling](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dumpling/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: backup, cli, data, database, mysql. - [mydumper](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mydumper/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: backup, cli, data, database, mysql. - [kitchen-sync](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kitchen-sync/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, mysql. - [lazysql](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lazysql/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, mysql. - [mysql](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mysql/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, mysql. - [percona-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/percona-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, mysql. - [whodb-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/whodb-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, mysql. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/automysqlbackup.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/automysqlbackup.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph