# Install docker-credential-helper-ecr with Homebrew, MacPorts, apk Docker Credential Helper for Amazon ECR. Version 0.12.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:docker-credential-helper-ecr ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install docker-credential-helper-ecr ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install docker-credential-helper-ecr ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/docker-credential-helper-ecr/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add docker-credential-ecr-login ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: docker-credential-ecr-login from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:docker-credential-helper-ecr - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.12.0 - **Source summary:** Docker Credential Helper for Amazon ECR - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - docker-credential-ecr-login (cli) - docker-credential-ecr-login (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: 0.12.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-ecr-credential-helper - Upstream latest detected: v0.12.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage Amazon ECR Docker Credential Helper is the Docker credential helper for Amazon Elastic Container Registry. It lets Docker fetch ECR authentication through AWS credentials instead of requiring users or automation to run docker login for ECR registries. ### Project history The project is maintained under awslabs and implements Docker's credential-helper protocol as docker-credential-ecr-login. Its README describes the helper as a bridge between Docker, Amazon ECR, and the normal AWS credential chain, including shared credentials files, environment variables, EC2 and ECS roles, assumed roles, credential_process, and web identity support. The changelog shows an initial 0.1.0 release in 2018, followed by endpoint and credential-chain work: FIPS endpoints in 0.2.0, PrivateLink endpoints in 0.3.0, assumed-role chaining and IRSA support in 0.4.0, ECR Public and IMDSv2 support in 0.5.0, AWS SSO and Apple Silicon support in 0.6.0, and later support for isolated, IPv6, and dual-stack ECR endpoint patterns. ### Adoption history The README documents installation paths across Amazon Linux, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, Alpine, macOS Homebrew, MacPorts, Windows releases, mise, and Go source installs. That distribution spread reflects its role as a small but standard glue package for CI systems, developer laptops, and hosts that pull private ECR images. ### How it is used Users place docker-credential-ecr-login on PATH and set Docker's credsStore or per-registry credHelpers entry to ecr-login. After that, docker pull and docker push against private or public ECR registries use AWS credentials automatically, with optional AWS_PROFILE selection and local helper cache controls. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, this package is interesting because it connects three packaging worlds: Docker's external credential-helper interface, AWS's credential provider chain, and distro or language package managers. A broken helper can make otherwise-correct Docker and AWS installs unable to pull private images, so version and path details matter. ### Timeline - 2018: v0.1.0 tagged as the initial release. - 2019: Debian and Amazon Linux packaging tags appear in the upstream repository. - 2021: v0.5.0 adds ECR Public and IMDSv2 support. - 2021: v0.6.0 adds AWS SSO, EC2 metadata role assumption, and Apple Silicon support. - 2024: v0.8.0 adds C2S endpoint pattern support and experimental Windows ARM binaries. - 2026: v0.12.0 adds dual-stack ECR public endpoint support and SHA256 cache keys. ### Related projects - The project is directly related to Docker's docker-credential-helpers suite, Amazon ECR, the AWS CLI and SDK credential chain, Amazon ECS and EC2 IAM roles, and Kubernetes IRSA workflows. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - Linux: /home//.docker/config.json, /root/.docker/config.json - Unix: ~/.docker/config.json, ~/.aws/config - Windows: C:\Users\\.docker\config.json, C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\.docker\config.json ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.aws/credentials ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** docker-credential-helper-ecr - **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 - MacPorts - docker-credential-helper-ecr: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/docker-credential-helper-ecr/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - docker-credential-ecr-login - 0.12.0-r3: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: docker-credential-ecr-login from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Credential helper for Docker to use the AWS Elastic Container Registry | https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-ecr-credential-helper - apk - docker-credential-ecr-login-doc - 0.12.0-r3: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: docker-credential-ecr-login-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Credential helper for Docker to use the AWS Elastic Container Registry (documentation) | https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-ecr-credential-helper ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [docker-credential-helper](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-credential-helper/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, credentials, developer-tools, docker. - [docker-machine-driver-vultr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-machine-driver-vultr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud, containers, developer-tools. - [cdebug](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cdebug/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. - [cekit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cekit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. - [devcontainer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/devcontainer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. - [dockcheck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dockcheck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. - [docker](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. - [docker-buildx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-buildx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. - [docker-clean](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-clean/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. 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