macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install barmanlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install barmanMacPorts ports tree · databases/barman/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install barman with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix
Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL. Version 3.19.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-27.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add barmanAlpine Linux edge package indexes · barman · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install barmanDebian stable package indexes · barman · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install barmanFedora Rawhide package metadata · barman · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#barmannixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ba/barman/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL
Project links
Commands and aliases
- barman
- barman-cloud-backup
- barman-cloud-backup-delete
- barman-cloud-backup-keep
- barman-cloud-backup-list
- barman-cloud-backup-show
- barman-cloud-check-wal-archive
- barman-cloud-restore
- barman-cloud-wal-archive
- barman-cloud-wal-restore
- barman-wal-archive
- barman-wal-restore
history
Project history and usage
Barman is EnterpriseDB's open-source Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL, a Python administration tool for physical backups, WAL archiving, point-in-time recovery, and cloud backup workflows.
Project history
The upstream README identifies Barman as a disaster-recovery tool for PostgreSQL servers, maintained by EnterpriseDB under GPL-3.0-or-later. It also records that the GitHub repository became the new home starting with version 2.13, replacing the legacy SourceForge repository.
Barman's documentation presents it as a tool for managing backups of multiple PostgreSQL servers in business-critical environments. Over time it has added streaming backup modes, WAL archiving helpers, cloud commands, snapshot support, export/import workflows, and restore features.
Adoption history
Barman is adopted by PostgreSQL operators who need backup catalogs, retention policies, WAL management, and recoverable physical backups outside the database server itself. Its presence in Linux distributions, Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, PyPI-linked docs, and EnterpriseDB documentation reflects use by both community and commercial PostgreSQL users.
How it is used
A typical Barman setup defines global and per-server configuration in barman.conf or barman.d snippets, grants PostgreSQL access using credentials such as .pgpass, archives WAL files with barman-wal-archive or streaming, and restores backups through barman restore or cloud restore commands.
Why package nerds care
Barman is package-nerd significant because it bridges PostgreSQL internals and system packaging: executable families for local and cloud backup, configuration directories, Python dependencies, PostgreSQL client tooling, and credential conventions all have to line up for reliable recovery.
Timeline
- 2011: EnterpriseDB copyright history begins for Barman.
- Version 2.13: GitHub becomes the new upstream home, replacing the legacy SourceForge repository.
- 2024: Barman 3.12.0 continues the 3.x line with documented configuration and recovery workflows.
- 2026: Barman 3.19 adds and fixes cloud backup restore, cloud WAL restore, export/import, and parallel WAL-related behavior.
Related projects
- Barman works with PostgreSQL server tools and concepts such as pg_basebackup, pg_receivewal, WAL archiving, archive_command, restore_command, rsync, SSH, object storage, and .pgpass credentials.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for barman. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 3 runtime 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
/etc/barman.conf~/.barman.conf/etc/barman.d/*.conf
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.pgpass
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
barman | cli | global executable | |
barman-cloud-backup | cli | global executable | |
barman-cloud-backup-delete | cli | global executable | |
barman-cloud-backup-keep | cli | global executable | |
barman-cloud-backup-list | cli | global executable | |
barman-cloud-backup-show | cli | global executable | |
barman-cloud-check-wal-archive | cli | global executable | |
barman-cloud-restore | cli | global executable | |
barman-cloud-wal-archive | cli | global executable | |
barman-cloud-wal-restore | cli | global executable | |
barman-wal-archive | cli | global executable | |
barman-wal-restore | 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 version3.19.1
manager updated2026-05-27
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/barman
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/barmannone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:barman |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.19.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/barman |
| Homepage | https://www.pgbarman.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/barman |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.pgbarman.org/release/3.12.0/user_guide/configuration.html |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/barman/releases/download/release%2F3.19.1/barman-3.19.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-05-27T15:28:03Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | libpq, openssl@3, python@3.14 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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 | barman |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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%
barman 3.13.3-1
Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL
sudo apt install barman- Section: database
- Architecture: all
- 5 dependencies
- 5 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Barman
Debian apt95%
barman-cli 3.13.3-1
Client utilities for the integration of Barman in PostgreSQL clusters
sudo apt install barman-cli- Section: database
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: barman
- 4 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Barman
Debian apt95%
barman-cli-cloud 3.13.3-1
Cloud client utilities for the integration of Barman in PostgreSQL clusters
sudo apt install barman-cli-cloud- Section: database
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: barman
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Barman
Debian apt95%
python3-barman 3.13.3-1
Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL - Python modules
sudo apt install python3-barman- Section: python
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: barman
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Barman
Nix95%
barman
nix profile install nixpkgs#barman- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Barman
Ubuntu apt95%
barman 3.10.0-1
Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL
sudo apt install barman- Section: universe/database
- Architecture: all
- 5 dependencies
- 5 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Barman
Ubuntu apt95%
barman-cli 3.10.0-1
Client utilities for the integration of Barman in PostgreSQL clusters
sudo apt install barman-cli- Section: universe/database
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: barman
- 4 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Barman
Ubuntu apt95%
barman-cli-cloud 3.10.0-1
Cloud client utilities for the integration of Barman in PostgreSQL clusters
sudo apt install barman-cli-cloud- Section: universe/database
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: barman
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Barman
Ubuntu apt95%
python3-barman 3.10.0-1
Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL - Python modules
sudo apt install python3-barman- Section: universe/python
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: barman
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Barman
apk95%
barman 3.19.0-r0
Backup and recovery manager for PostgreSQL
sudo apk add barman- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: barman
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Barman
apk95%
barman-bash-completion 3.19.0-r0
Bash completions for barman
sudo apk add barman-bash-completion- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: barman
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Barman
apk95%
barman-doc 3.19.0-r0
Backup and recovery manager for PostgreSQL (documentation)
sudo apk add barman-doc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: barman
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Barman
apk95%
barman-pyc 3.19.0-r0
Precompiled Python bytecode for barman
sudo apk add barman-pyc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: barman
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Barman
dnf95%
barman 3.18.0-2.fc45
Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL
sudo dnf install barman- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: barman
- 6 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Barman
dnf95%
barman-cli 3.18.0-2.fc45
Client Utilities for Barman
sudo dnf install barman-cli- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: barman
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Barman
dnf95%
python3-barman 3.18.0-2.fc45
Shared libraries for Barman
sudo dnf install python3-barman- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: barman
- 2 dependencies
- 5 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Barman
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
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment