# Install e1s with Homebrew, Nix TUI for managing AWS ECS, inspired by k9s. Version 1.0.53 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-07. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:e1s ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install e1s ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#e1s ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/e1/e1s/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:e1s - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0.53 - **Source summary:** TUI for managing AWS ECS, inspired by k9s - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-07T13:29:49+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - e1s (cli) - e1s (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: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 1.0.53 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-07 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/keidarcy/e1s - Upstream latest detected: v1.0.53 (current) ## 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 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 - Unix: ~/.config/e1s/config.yml, ~/.aws/config ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.aws/credentials ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - e1s: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/e1/e1s/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## 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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [stu](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/stu/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure, tui. - [basti](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/basti/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [cfn-flip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cfn-flip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [cfn-format](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cfn-format/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [cfnctl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cfnctl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [cfv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cfv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [cloudformation-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cloudformation-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [eksctl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/eksctl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [aws-sdk-js-codemod](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/aws-sdk-js-codemod/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: aws, cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/e1s.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/e1s.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - 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