# Install bareos-client with Homebrew Client for Bareos (Backup Archiving REcovery Open Sourced). Version 25.0.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-02. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:bareos-client ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install bareos-client ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:bareos-client - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 25.0.4 - **Source summary:** Client for Bareos (Backup Archiving REcovery Open Sourced) - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** AGPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-02T16:38:59Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - bareos-fd (cli) - bconsole (cli) - btraceback (cli) - bareos-fd (alias) - bconsole (alias) - btraceback (alias) ## Dependencies - gettext - jansson - lzo - openssl@3 - readline - xxhash ## Build dependencies - cli11 - cmake - cpp-gsl - fmt - utf8cpp ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: defined - Service: declared - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 25.0.4 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-02 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/bareos/bareos - Upstream latest detected: Release/25.0.4 (current) ## Project history and usage Bareos Client packages the File Daemon and console pieces of Bareos, a network client/server backup system for backup, archiving, recovery, and verification across heterogeneous computers. ### Project history Bareos began as a fork of Bacula 5.2. The official documentation says Marco van Wieringen started collecting rejected or neglected Bacula community contributions in a branch in 2010, and that branch later became the basis of Bareos. The client package matters because Bareos is split into Director, Console, File Daemon, Storage Daemon, and catalog components. The File Daemon is installed on machines to be backed up and is responsible for finding files, sending data to storage, and restoring attributes and data when requested. The project has continued as a large open-source backup suite with AGPL licensing, packaged clients for Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Windows, and other systems, and ongoing release lines documented through GitHub and the Bareos manual. ### Adoption history Bareos adoption comes from sites that need network backup, cataloged restores, and centralized administration rather than ad hoc tar or dump jobs. The project documents package sets for client, server, console, storage, WebUI, and plugins, while the Homebrew formula exposes the macOS client-side tooling. ### How it is used A Bareos client normally runs the File Daemon on a protected host and uses bconsole to communicate with a Bareos Director. Configuration and credentials are closely related because daemon and console configuration files include names, addresses, and shared secrets used to authenticate with the Director. ### Why package nerds care Bareos is package-nerd significant because it is a service-oriented backup stack with split packages, daemon config directories, generated defaults, database/catalog dependencies, plugins, and cross-platform client packaging. The client formula is a small entry point into a much larger operational backup ecosystem. ### Timeline - 2010: Marco van Wieringen starts collecting Bacula community contributions in a separate branch. - 2012: Bareos emerges from the Bacula 5.2 fork lineage. - 2020: Bareos versioning policy moves to semantic versioning for versions 20.0.0 and later. - 2025: Bareos 25 release notes add plugins and platform improvements such as Windows disaster recovery imaging, Proxmox, and Hyper-V support. - 2026: Bareos 25.0.x, 24.0.x, and 23.1.x maintenance releases continue on GitHub. ### Related projects - Bareos is directly related to Bacula through its fork history. It also occupies the same systems-backup space as Amanda, Borg, Restic, commercial network backup suites, and lower-level Unix tools such as tar and dump, but with a cataloged client/server architecture. ### Sources - - - - - source_facts.repo ## 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/bareos/bareos-fd.conf, /etc/bareos/bareos-fd.d/, /etc/bareos/bconsole.conf, /etc/bareos/bconsole.d/ ## Credential files - Unix: /etc/bareos/bareos-fd.conf, /etc/bareos/bareos-fd.d/, /etc/bareos/bconsole.conf, /etc/bareos/bconsole.d/ ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** bareos-client - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Conflicts With:** bacula-fd - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## 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. - [Archive and compression packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/archive-compression-tools/) - Matched archive or compression metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [xxhash](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xxhash/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [afio](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/afio/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: backup, cli, system. - [asimov](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/asimov/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: backup, cli, system. - [autorestic](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autorestic/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: backup, cli, system. - [backupninja](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/backupninja/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: backup, cli, system. - [bacula-fd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bacula-fd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: backup, cli, system. - [borgbackup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/borgbackup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: backup, cli, system. - [borgmatic](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/borgmatic/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: backup, cli, system. - [bup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: backup, cli, system. - [dar](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dar/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: archiving, backup, cli, gettext, lzo. - [rsync](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rsync/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: backup, cli, openssl, openssl-3, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/bareos-client.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/bareos-client.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 - cross-ecosystem install command graph