macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ejdblocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install ejdb with Homebrew, chocolatey
Embeddable JSON Database engine C11 library. Version 2.73 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install jbsChocolatey community package catalog · jbs · source: community.chocolatey.org
overview
Package summary
Embeddable JSON Database engine C11 library
Project links
Commands and aliases
- jbs
history
Project history and usage
EJDB is Softmotions' embeddable JSON database engine, with the README focused on EJDB2, a C11 library built around a single-file database, JQL queries, native bindings, and optional HTTP/WebSocket endpoints.
Project history
The current upstream README identifies EJDB2 as an embeddable JSON database engine under the MIT license. It emphasizes a C11 API, single-file database storage, online backups, JQL, collection joins, IOWOW key/value storage, and IWNET-powered HTTP and WebSocket endpoints.
The visible GitHub release stream for the v2 line starts with v2.0.40 in February 2020 and continues through v2.73 in November 2022. Release notes show work on bindings, query behavior, Node.js compatibility, IOWOW/IWNET integration, and the `jbs` server CLI.
Adoption history
EJDB is a niche embedded-database package rather than a mainstream server database. The input package metadata lists Homebrew and Chocolatey coverage, and the README documents macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, Windows, iOS, and language binding support.
How it is used
Developers embed EJDB2 in applications that want local JSON document storage without running a separate database server. The `jbs` executable can expose the database through HTTP and WebSocket APIs for experimentation or lightweight service use.
Why package nerds care
EJDB matters to package nerds as a compact example of the embedded JSON database niche: C library, CLI server, language bindings, and a single-file storage engine. It sits near SQLite culturally, but with a document/JQL model rather than SQL as the primary interface.
Timeline
- 2020-02-17: v2.0.40 appears in the public GitHub release stream.
- 2020-12-17: v2.0.57 adds JSON operation and jbs changes.
- 2021-03-21: v2.0.59 changes the default jbs database filename to ejdb2.db.
- 2021-06-22: v2.61 moves to a compact versioning scheme.
- 2022-02-14: v2.70 moves network API support to IWNET.
- 2022-11-14: v2.73 is published with Node 18 and dependency updates.
Related projects
- IOWOW is the persistent key/value storage engine used by EJDB2.
- IWNET powers the HTTP REST and WebSocket endpoint layer.
- EJDB2Swift and other native bindings extend EJDB beyond the C API.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:database
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
jbs | 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 version2.73
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/Softmotions/ejdb
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/Softmotions/ejdbnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ejdb |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.73 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ejdb |
| Homepage | https://ejdb.org |
| Repository | https://github.com/Softmotions/ejdb |
| Upstream docs | https://ejdb.org |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/Softmotions/ejdb.git |
| Build dependencies | cmake |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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 | ejdb |
| 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 |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Chocolatey92%
jbs
choco install jbs- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Jbs
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment