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Small proxy between HTTP client and AWS Elasticsearch. Version 1.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
Small proxy between HTTP client and AWS Elasticsearch
Project links
Commands and aliases
- aws-es-proxy
history
Project history and usage
aws-es-proxy is a small Go HTTP proxy that signs browser, curl, and Kibana requests with AWS Signature Version 4 before forwarding them to Amazon Elasticsearch Service endpoints. It exists to make an IAM-protected Elasticsearch/OpenSearch endpoint feel like a local unauthenticated HTTP service during development and operations.
Project history
The upstream README frames the project as a web server placed between a normal HTTP client and Amazon Elasticsearch Service. Its implementation and packaging are intentionally simple: single executable binaries for Linux, Mac, and Windows, Docker usage, Homebrew installation, and a Go source build path.
Adoption history
The repository shows a small but real operator audience, with hundreds of GitHub stars and forks and a release series through v1.5. Homebrew analytics showed 35 installs in 30 days, 73 in 90 days, and 344 in 365 days at the time of this batch, which fits a specialized AWS Elasticsearch utility.
How it is used
Users point the proxy at an Elasticsearch endpoint with `-endpoint` or the `ENDPOINT` environment variable, then connect clients to the local listener, defaulting to 127.0.0.1:9200. The README documents credential lookup through `~/.aws/credentials`, environment variables, and IAM roles, plus optional verbose logging and HTTP basic auth.
Why package nerds care
The package is a good specimen of the pre-OpenSearch AWS utility era: a single-binary Go helper, distributed by GitHub releases, Docker, and Homebrew, solving one missing ergonomic piece around SigV4 signing.
Timeline
- 2016: README usage examples show the proxy's local-listener workflow and request logging shape.
- 2023: GitHub lists v1.5 as the latest release.
- 2026: Homebrew formula metadata packages aws-es-proxy from the v1.5 tag.
Related projects
- Amazon Elasticsearch Service / Amazon OpenSearch Service: the AWS-managed search endpoint this proxy fronts.
- AWS Signature Version 4: the signing mechanism applied to proxied requests.
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:http,client
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 12 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.
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.aws/credentials
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
aws-es-proxy | 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 version1.5
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.5
https://github.com/abutaha/aws-es-proxy
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:aws-es-proxy |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/aws-es-proxy |
| Homepage | https://github.com/abutaha/aws-es-proxy |
| Repository | https://github.com/abutaha/aws-es-proxy |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/abutaha/aws-es-proxy#readme |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/abutaha/aws-es-proxy/archive/refs/tags/v1.5.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, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | Before you can use these tools you must export some variables to your $SHELL. export AWS_ACCESS_KEY="<Your AWS Access ID>" export AWS_SECRET_KEY="<Your AWS Secret Key>" export AWS_CREDENTIAL_FILE="<Path to the credentials file>" |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | aws-es-proxy |
| 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 |
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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.
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
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment