# Install easyengine with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix Command-line control panel to manage WordPress sites. Version 4.11.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-12. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:easyengine ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install easyengine ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install ee ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: editors/ee/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#ee ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ee/ee/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:easyengine - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.11.0 - **Source summary:** Command-line control panel to manage WordPress sites - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-12T15:41:14Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - ee (cli) - ee (alias) ## Dependencies - dnsmasq - php ## 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: 4.11.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-12 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/EasyEngine/easyengine - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage EasyEngine is a command-line control panel for managing WordPress and other sites on an Nginx-based stack. Its package-nerd appeal is that it turns a server recipe involving Nginx, PHP, MySQL, Docker, certificates, and WordPress commands into a single `ee` CLI. ### Project history The EasyEngine repository was created in August 2012. The current project README identifies the repository as EasyEngine v4 and says the tool manages Nginx while using Docker, Docker Compose, PHP CLI, and bundled command packages. The README also says EasyEngine is built on the WP-CLI framework and splits top-level commands such as site, shell, cron, service, and WordPress site types into related command repositories. That modular layout is a major part of the v4-era architecture. ### Adoption history EasyEngine became recognizable in WordPress hosting circles because it wrapped common Nginx/WordPress operations in commands such as `ee site create example.com --type=wp`. The input metadata records packaging across Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix, showing that users install it as a normal system CLI as well as through the upstream installer. ### How it is used The README's first examples create WordPress sites, cached WordPress sites, multisite installs, plain HTML sites, and interactive shells. The documented command set is explicitly server-management oriented and expects root privileges. ### Why package nerds care EasyEngine is interesting to package maintainers because it is not just one binary: the `ee` command coordinates Dockerized services, PHP PHAR delivery, shell completions, and a family of command packages. Packaging it cleanly means tracking both the CLI release and its operational assumptions about Docker and root access. ### Timeline - 2012: Public EasyEngine repository created. - 2018: EasyEngine v4 line established around Dockerized site management. - 2026: v4.11.0 release published with continued site-command, Docker image, installer, and dependency updates. ### Related projects - WP-CLI is the base framework named by the README. Related EasyEngine repositories include site-command, site-type-wp, cron-command, shell-command, service-command, admin-tools-command, auth-command, and dockerfiles. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** easyengine - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - MacPorts - ee: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: editors/ee/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Nix - ee: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ee/ee/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. - [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. - [Web development packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/web-dev-tools/) - Matched web development metadata. - [dnsmasq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dnsmasq/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [php](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/php/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [colima](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/colima/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, docker. - [container-canary](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/container-canary/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, docker. - [dcp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dcp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, docker. - [depot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/depot/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, docker. - [devspace](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/devspace/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, docker. - [dry](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dry/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, docker. - [dtop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dtop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, docker. - [emp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/emp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, docker. - [passenger](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/passenger/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure, nginx. - [apache-brooklyn-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/apache-brooklyn-cli/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, command-line, infrastructure. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/easyengine.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/easyengine.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