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Install doltgres with Homebrew

Dolt for Postgres. Version 0.56.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-07.

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Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install doltgres

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Dolt for Postgres

Commands and aliases

  • doltgres

history

Project history and usage

Doltgres is Dolt's Postgres-flavored database: a SQL server that exposes Git-like branch, merge, clone, push, and pull workflows for tables and schemas while accepting ordinary PostgreSQL clients.

Project history

Doltgres grew out of DoltHub's earlier Dolt database work, which applied version-control semantics to SQL tables. The public GitHub repository was created in September 2023, and the README positions Doltgres as the Postgres-facing sibling of Dolt rather than a separate database lineage.

The project moved through rapid early releases during 2024 and 2025, then announced beta quality in April 2025. By June 2026 the GitHub release stream was still active, with 0.56.x releases appearing frequently.

Adoption history

Adoption is still early compared with PostgreSQL itself, but the packaging story is notable: Doltgres has an official release pipeline, Docker image, Homebrew formula, and direct install script. That makes it easy for database experimenters and data-versioning users to try without building from source.

How it is used

Users run the `doltgres` server, connect with PostgreSQL-compatible clients, and use SQL-exposed version-control features for branching and merging table data. The README also documents imports from existing PostgreSQL databases with `pg_dump` and `psql`.

Why package nerds care

Doltgres is package-nerd interesting because it packages a database server whose main differentiator is not storage alone but Git-like workflows at the SQL layer. It also shows a common modern packaging pattern for infrastructure tools: GitHub releases, Docker images, install scripts, and Homebrew in parallel.

Timeline

  • 2023: The public dolthub/doltgresql repository is created.
  • 2024: Early 0.x releases continue as Doltgres tracks more PostgreSQL behavior.
  • 2025: DoltHub announces Doltgres beta quality.
  • 2026: GitHub release metadata shows active 0.56.x releases.

Related projects

  • Related projects include Dolt, PostgreSQL, DoltHub, PostgreSQL client tooling, and Docker-based database distribution workflows.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
doltgrescliglobal 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 version0.56.9
manager updated2026-07-07
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.56.9

https://github.com/dolthub/doltgresql

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:doltgres
Version0.56.9
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/doltgres
Homepagehttps://github.com/dolthub/doltgresql
Repositoryhttps://github.com/dolthub/doltgresql
Upstream docshttps://docs.doltgres.com/
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/dolthub/doltgresql/archive/refs/tags/v0.56.9.tar.gz
Last updated2026-07-07T02:25:29Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesicu4c@78
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namedoltgres
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • doltShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, sql, version-control.
  • lazysqlShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, postgresql, sql.
  • dexterShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, postgresql.
  • duckdbShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, sql.
  • immudbShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, sql.
  • kitchen-syncShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, postgresql.

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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment