install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install electric

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install electric

MacPorts ports tree · graphics/electric/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install electric

Debian stable package indexes · electric · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

Real-time sync for Postgres

Project links

Commands and aliases

electric

history

Project history and usage

Electric is an open-source Postgres sync engine. It focuses on syncing data out of Postgres into local clients over HTTP, using Shapes for partial replication and client libraries or framework integrations for consumption.

Project history

The electric-sql/electric repository was created in June 2022. The project grew around the local-first application problem: keeping local UI state fast while retaining Postgres as the source database.

Electric's own 1.0 release notes describe a major 2024 rebuild that made the sync engine simpler, faster, more reliable, and more scalable. The project reached beta in December 2024 and then announced 1.0 general availability in March 2025 with stable APIs for the core sync service.

Adoption history

Electric's adoption story is tied to production local-first and real-time workloads rather than traditional database administration. The 1.0 announcement cites production users, managed Electric Cloud, open-source users, and workloads that process large volumes of sync traffic.

The project has also broadened through integrations and examples: the official docs list TypeScript clients, React integration, framework integrations, deployment guides, demos, and the related PGlite project.

How it is used

A typical Electric setup runs the sync service in front of a Postgres database with logical replication enabled and a `DATABASE_URL`. Clients consume the HTTP API directly or through libraries such as the TypeScript client and React hooks.

Developers use Electric when they want local-first or real-time application behavior without writing their own fan-out, partial replication, and data delivery layer. The README highlights Shapes as the primitive for selecting the subset of Postgres data to sync.

Why package nerds care

Electric is package-nerd interesting because it packages database synchronization as a developer-service CLI/runtime rather than a framework-only library. It sits at the intersection of Postgres, local-first apps, HTTP APIs, client packages, and deployment tooling.

Timeline

2022: GitHub repository created.
2024: Electric rebuilt around a simpler, faster sync engine.
2024: Beta announced with production users and updated docs.
2025: Electric 1.0 released with stable sync service APIs.

Related projects

Electric is related to Postgres logical replication, PGlite, TanStack integrations, Phoenix integrations, local-first data libraries, and real-time sync systems such as Replicache or custom WebSocket fan-out services.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for electric. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

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 2 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
`electric`	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 version1.7.6

manager updated2026-07-08

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/electric-sql/electric

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/electric-sql/electricnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:electric
Version	1.7.6
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/electric
Homepage	https://electric-sql.com
Repository	https://github.com/electric-sql/electric
Upstream docs	https://electric-sql.com/docs
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/electric-sql/electric/archive/refs/tags/@core/sync-service@1.7.6.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-08T06:16:29Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	openssl@3
Build dependencies	elixir, erlang@28
Uses from macOS	ncurses
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	electric
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	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.

Debian apt95%

electric 9.07+dfsg-7

electrical CAD system

http://www.staticfreesoft.com/productsFree.html

sudo apt install electric

Section: electronics
Architecture: all
8 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Electric

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: electric from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt95%

electric 9.07+dfsg-7

electrical CAD system

http://www.staticfreesoft.com/productsFree.html

sudo apt install electric

Section: universe/electronics
Architecture: all
8 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Electric

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: electric from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

MacPorts95%

electric

sudo port install electric

normalized package name match
Matched by: Electric

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: graphics/electric/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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/electric.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
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cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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