# Install cppcms with Homebrew, Nix

Free High Performance Web Development Framework. Version 2.0.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:cppcms
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install cppcms
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#cppcms
```

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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:cppcms
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cppcms>
- **Version:** 2.0.1
- **Source summary:** Free High Performance Web Development Framework
- **Homepage:** <http://cppcms.com/wikipp/en/page/main>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/artyom-beilis/cppcms>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://cppcms.com/wikipp/en/page/cppcms_1x>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/artyom-beilis/cppcms/archive/refs/tags/v2.0.1.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- cppcms_config_find_param (cli)
- cppcms_make_key (cli)
- cppcms_run (cli)
- cppcms_scale (cli)
- cppcms_tmpl_cc (cli)
- cppcms_config_find_param (alias)
- cppcms_make_key (alias)
- cppcms_run (alias)
- cppcms_scale (alias)
- cppcms_tmpl_cc (alias)

## Dependencies

- openssl@3

## Build dependencies

- cmake

## Uses from macOS

- python

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 2.0.1
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/artyom-beilis/cppcms
- Upstream latest detected: v2.0.1 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
## Project history and usage

CppCMS is a free high-performance C++ web development framework, explicitly described by its upstream README as a framework rather than a content-management system.

### Project history

The project grew around server-side C++ web development, with upstream positioning it for rapid web application development, high-load services, and both web sites and web services.

### Adoption history

CppCMS occupies a smaller niche than web frameworks in scripting languages, but it has been packaged for source-based and Unix-like package ecosystems where C++ developers expect native libraries and command-line helper tools.

### How it is used

The Homebrew package exposes helper executables such as cppcms_run, cppcms_scale, cppcms_tmpl_cc, cppcms_make_key, and cppcms_config_find_param, reflecting its use as both a runtime framework and a template/build-time toolchain.

### Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, CppCMS is notable as a compiled C++ web framework with its own template compiler and runtime utilities, rather than a single library-only dependency. Upstream also notes that version 1.2 and later use the MIT license.

### Timeline

- Version 1.2: Upstream README notes availability under the MIT license starting with this version.
- Current documentation: Upstream maintains CppCMS 1.x documentation on cppcms.com.

### Related projects

- Upstream compares CppCMS with frameworks such as Django and Java Servlets to explain its different emphasis on high-load C++ services.

### Sources

- <https://github.com/artyom-beilis/cppcms#readme>
- <https://cppcms.com/wikipp/en/page/cppcms_1x>
- <https://cppcms.com/wikipp/en/page/main>


## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** cppcms
- **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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - cppcms: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cp/cppcms/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cppcms.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/cppcms.yml)


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