install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install e1s

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#e1s

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/e1/e1s/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

TUI for managing AWS ECS, inspired by k9s

Project links

Commands and aliases

e1s

history

Project history and usage

E1S is a Go terminal application for browsing and managing AWS ECS resources, including Fargate and EC2 launch types. The README explicitly frames it as inspired by k9s, carrying the Kubernetes terminal-dashboard idiom into AWS ECS operations.

Project history

The public repository was created on 2023-06-18. The README describes an ECS-focused TUI that uses existing AWS CLI configuration and credentials rather than storing secrets itself, and offers terminal workflows for profiles, regions, services, tasks, exec, filtering, sorting, and AWS Console jumps.

Adoption history

E1S has broader adoption than a one-off ECS helper: the README lists GitHub release binaries, Homebrew, Docker images, AWS CloudShell install, `go install`, asdf, and mise. GitHub API metadata showed 903 stars and 40 forks on 2026-06-30.

How it is used

Common use is `e1s` after AWS CLI credentials are configured, optionally selecting profile, region, cluster, service, read-only mode, refresh rate, and theme from flags or `~/.config/e1s/config.yml`. It reads AWS shared config and credentials files and can use AWS SDK for Go to connect to ECS APIs.

Why package nerds care

E1S matters in package-manager catalogs because it fills a narrow operational gap: ECS has rich APIs and console screens, but fewer mature terminal dashboards than Kubernetes. Its k9s-inspired model makes it recognizable to cloud operators who prefer keyboard-driven TUIs.

Timeline

2023-06-18: Public GitHub repository created.
2026: README documents multi-channel distribution through releases, Homebrew, Docker, CloudShell, go install, asdf, and mise.
2026-06-22: GitHub API showed a recent repository push.

Related projects

The README names k9s as an inspiration and documents use with AWS CLI configuration, AWS SDK for Go, AWS ECS, Fargate, EC2 launch types, AWS CloudShell, and AWS Systems Manager Session Manager for interactive exec and port forwarding.

Sources

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.
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.

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: ~/.config/e1s/config.yml~/.aws/config

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.aws/credentials

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`e1s`	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 version1.0.53

manager updated2026-06-07

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.0.53

https://github.com/keidarcy/e1s

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:e1s
Version	1.0.53
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/e1s
Homepage	https://github.com/keidarcy/e1s
Repository	https://github.com/keidarcy/e1s
Upstream docs	https://github.com/keidarcy/e1s
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/keidarcy/e1s/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.53.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-07T13:29:49+02:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
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	e1s
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

e1s

nix profile install nixpkgs#e1s

normalized package name match
Matched by: E1s

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package graph

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

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.

combined/e1s.yml

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

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