# Install dbmate with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget Lightweight, framework-agnostic database migration tool. Version 2.33.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-29. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dbmate ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dbmate ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add dbmate ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dbmate from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#dbmate ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/db/dbmate/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S dbmate ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: dbmate from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/dbmate ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/dbmate.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id amacneil.dbmate -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: amacneil.dbmate from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dbmate - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.33.0 - **Source summary:** Lightweight, framework-agnostic database migration tool - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-04-29T13:56:50Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - dbmate (cli) - dbmate (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## 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: 2.33.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-04-29 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/amacneil/dbmate - Upstream latest detected: v2.33.0 (current) ## Project history and usage Dbmate is a standalone, framework-agnostic database migration tool that keeps schemas in sync across developers and production servers. It uses plain SQL migrations, timestamped migration files, and a command-line workflow that can be shared across languages and frameworks. ### Project history The official GitHub repository was created in November 2015, and its early v0.1 tag points to a December 2015 commit. The README emphasizes that Dbmate can be used with Go, Node.js, Python, Ruby, PHP, Rust, C++, or any other stack, making it independent of a web framework's migration system. ### Adoption history Dbmate spread as a simple binary migration tool for teams that wanted SQL migrations without adopting a framework-specific migrator. The official README documents installation through npm, Homebrew, direct Linux binaries, Scoop on Windows, and GitHub Container Registry images, showing how it fits multiple package ecosystems. ### How it is used A typical project stores DATABASE_URL in the environment or a local .env file, keeps migration files under ./db/migrations by default, and runs commands such as dbmate new, up, migrate, rollback, status, dump, and load. Dbmate also writes schema.sql for diffing schema changes in git. ### Why package nerds care Dbmate is package-nerd friendly because it is boring in the best way: one self-contained binary, plain SQL files, environment-variable configuration, and no service dependency. It is a migration tool that deliberately avoids framework lock-in and SaaS upsell, which makes it easy to slot into mixed-language repos. ### Timeline - 2015: Official GitHub repository was created. - 2015: v0.1 tag appears in the official repository. - Present: README documents Dbmate v2-era usage, multi-database support, containers, and package-manager installs. ### Related projects - The README explicitly frames Dbmate against other database schema migration tools, while its supported database targets include MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite, ClickHouse, BigQuery, and Spanner. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** dbmate - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - dbmate: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/db/dbmate/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - dbmate - 2.31.0-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dbmate from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Lightweight, framework-agnostic database migration tool | https://github.com/amacneil/dbmate - apk - dbmate-doc - 2.31.0-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dbmate-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Lightweight, framework-agnostic database migration tool (documentation) | https://github.com/amacneil/dbmate - pacman - dbmate - 2.33.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: dbmate from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A lightweight, framework-agnostic database migration tool | https://github.com/amacneil/dbmate - Scoop - main/dbmate: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/dbmate.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - amacneil.dbmate: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: amacneil.dbmate from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [dblab](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dblab/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, mysql, postgresql. - [pgcopydb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pgcopydb/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, migration, postgresql. - [pg-schema-diff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pg-schema-diff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, postgresql, sql. - [pgformatter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pgformatter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, postgresql, sql. - [sql-migrate](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sql-migrate/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, database-migrations, developer-tools, sql. - [sqlbench](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqlbench/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, postgresql, sql. - [sqldiff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqldiff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, sql, sqlite. - [sqlx-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqlx-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, mysql, postgresql. - [dbmate](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/dbmate/) - Same normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: agnostic, database, dbmate, framework, framework-agnostic. - [dbmate](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/dbmate/) - Same normalized package name in another local ecosystem. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dbmate.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dbmate.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - 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