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Install fcgiwrap with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

CGI support for Nginx. Version 1.1.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install fcgiwrap

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install fcgiwrap

MacPorts ports tree · www/fcgiwrap/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add fcgiwrap

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · fcgiwrap · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install fcgiwrap

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install fcgiwrap

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · fcgiwrap · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#fcgiwrap

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S fcgiwrap

Arch Linux sync databases · fcgiwrap · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install fcgiwrap

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · fcgiwrap · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

CGI support for Nginx

Commands and aliases

  • fcgiwrap

history

Project history and usage

fcgiwrap is a small FastCGI wrapper for running traditional CGI scripts. Its README describes it as lightweight, configuration-free, and intended to execute CGI scripts while passing request state through FastCGI parameters.

The tool is closely associated with Nginx deployments because Nginx does not execute CGI programs directly; fcgiwrap supplies the missing CGI execution layer while the web server talks FastCGI.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in 2008 by Grzegorz Nosek. The README presents fcgiwrap as a simple wrapper rather than a full application server: it links against the FastCGI development library, runs CGI scripts, and handles headers, environment variables, and stderr forwarding.

Over time the repository gained service-manager integration such as systemd socket activation files, reflecting the normal deployment style: a small persistent FastCGI endpoint supervised by the operating system or launched through a helper.

Adoption history

fcgiwrap's adoption comes from a narrow but durable need: serving existing CGI scripts behind FastCGI-only web-server configurations. The input metadata lists packages across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, openSUSE, and others, which matches its role as infrastructure glue.

The README recommends launchers such as spawn-fcgi and also notes optional systemd support, showing the two common deployment eras for small FastCGI helper daemons.

How it is used

In direct mode, `SCRIPT_FILENAME` names the CGI program to execute. Otherwise, fcgiwrap combines `DOCUMENT_ROOT` and `SCRIPT_NAME`, then splits the result into the script path and `PATH_INFO`.

Operators usually run it as a long-lived process or socket-activated service, then configure a web server FastCGI location to pass CGI requests to the fcgiwrap socket.

Why package nerds care

fcgiwrap is the tiny package that keeps old CGI scripts deployable in newer web-server setups. It is not glamorous, but it is exactly the kind of bridge package that prevents legacy admin panels, hooks, and small scripts from forcing a web-server change.

Its package-manager value is that it externalizes CGI support: install one small daemon, point Nginx or another FastCGI-capable server at its socket, and avoid embedding CGI execution in the web server itself.

Timeline

  • 2008: The public gnosek/fcgiwrap GitHub repository was created.
  • 2008 onward: fcgiwrap was packaged as a lightweight CGI-over-FastCGI bridge for Unix-like systems.
  • Later releases: The repository included systemd socket activation units for `/run/fcgiwrap.sock`.

Related projects

  • FastCGI/fcgi2 provides the protocol and library foundation.
  • Nginx, spawn-fcgi, and systemd socket activation are common deployment companions.

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 13 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 3 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

CommandKindExposureNote
fcgiwrapcliglobal 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 version1.1.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.1.0

https://github.com/gnosek/fcgiwrap

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:fcgiwrap
Version1.1.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fcgiwrap
Homepagehttps://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/start/topics/examples/fcgiwrap/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/gnosek/fcgiwrap
Upstream docshttps://github.com/gnosek/fcgiwrap#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/gnosek/fcgiwrap/archive/refs/tags/1.1.0.tar.gz
Dependenciesfcgi
Build dependenciesautoconf, automake, pkgconf
Bottleavailable (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-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namefcgiwrap
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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%

fcgiwrap 1.1.0-16

simple server to run CGI applications over FastCGI

https://github.com/gnosek/fcgiwrap

sudo apt install fcgiwrap
  • Section: web
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fcgiwrap
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: fcgiwrap from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

fcgiwrap

nix profile install nixpkgs#fcgiwrap
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fcgiwrap
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fc/fcgiwrap/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

fcgiwrap 1.1.0-14build1

simple server to run CGI applications over FastCGI

https://github.com/gnosek/fcgiwrap

sudo apt install fcgiwrap
  • Section: universe/web
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 6 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fcgiwrap
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: fcgiwrap from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

fcgiwrap 1.1.0-r9

Simple server for running CGI applications over FastCGI

https://github.com/gnosek/fcgiwrap

sudo apk add fcgiwrap
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fcgiwrap
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fcgiwrap
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fcgiwrap from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

fcgiwrap-doc 1.1.0-r9

Simple server for running CGI applications over FastCGI (documentation)

https://github.com/gnosek/fcgiwrap

sudo apk add fcgiwrap-doc
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fcgiwrap
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fcgiwrap
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fcgiwrap-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

fcgiwrap-openrc 1.1.0-r9

Simple server for running CGI applications over FastCGI (OpenRC init scripts)

https://github.com/gnosek/fcgiwrap

sudo apk add fcgiwrap-openrc
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fcgiwrap
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fcgiwrap
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fcgiwrap-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

fcgiwrap 1.1.0-27.20181108git99c942c.fc44

Simple FastCGI wrapper for CGI scripts

https://github.com/gnosek/fcgiwrap

sudo dnf install fcgiwrap
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fcgiwrap
  • 7 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fcgiwrap
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fcgiwrap from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

fcgiwrap 1.1.0+18+g99c942c-3.23

FastCGI wrapper for CGI scripts

https://github.com/gnosek/fcgiwrap

sudo zypper install fcgiwrap
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Productivity/Networking/Web/Servers
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fcgiwrap
  • 7 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fcgiwrap
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fcgiwrap from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

fcgiwrap-nginx 1.1.0+18+g99c942c-3.23

System services for using fcgiwrap with nginx

https://github.com/gnosek/fcgiwrap

sudo zypper install fcgiwrap-nginx
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Productivity/Networking/Web/Servers
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fcgiwrap
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fcgiwrap
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fcgiwrap-nginx from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

fcgiwrap

sudo port install fcgiwrap
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fcgiwrap
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: www/fcgiwrap/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.

Related tools

  • fcgiRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • autoconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • automakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • mighttpd2Shares av.db curated category or tags: cgi, cli, networking, web-server.
  • spawn-fcgiShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, fastcgi, networking, web-server.
  • webfsShares av.db curated category or tags: cgi, cli, networking, web-server.
  • algernonShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, web-server.
  • caddyShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, web-server.
  • ferronShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, web-server.

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