install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install flyway

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install flyway

MacPorts ports tree · java/flyway/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#flyway

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/flyway

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/flyway.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Database version control to control migrations

Project links

Commands and aliases

flyway

history

Project history and usage

Redgate Flyway is a database migration and schema versioning tool for command-line, API, Maven, Gradle, Docker, and desktop workflows. It applies versioned migrations, records them in a schema history table, and is used to bring database change management into application-style CI/CD pipelines.

Project history

The open-source repository identifies Flyway as a Redgate project and carries copyright from 2010 through 2026. The README emphasizes a simple, focused migration model and lists support across Windows, macOS, Linux, Docker, Java, Maven, and Gradle.

Redgate documentation presents Flyway as part of a wider product family that includes Flyway Command Line, Flyway Desktop, APIs, build-tool integrations, and Redgate editions. The GitHub README also notes that Flyway is a registered trademark of Boxfuse GmbH owned by Red Gate Software Ltd.

Adoption history

Flyway's adoption is tied to the rise of database DevOps: its own documentation says it extends DevOps to databases, automates database deployments, and is commonly used from the command line in CI/CD systems. The README lists support for 50-plus DBMS products and many community or third-party integrations, including Spring Boot, SBT, Ant, Grails, Play, DropWizard, Grunt, Griffon, and Ninja.

How it is used

The standard workflow is to create ordered SQL, Java, or scripting migrations, run Flyway against a database, and let it create or update the `flyway_schema_history` table as migrations are applied. It can be used directly through the CLI, embedded through the Java API, or driven through Maven and Gradle.

Why package nerds care

Flyway matters to package ecosystems because it is both a standalone CLI and a Java library/plugin stack. It bridges application release tooling and mutable database state, so packaging has to serve local developer installs, CI runners, containers, build plugins, and enterprise editions without confusing the open-source command-line engine with Redgate's commercial surfaces.

Timeline

2010: The Flyway open-source repository's copyright period begins.
2021: Redgate Flyway documentation was published in its current documentation space.
2022: Redgate published the Flyway Engine release-notes page in the current documentation system.
2024: The GitHub release stream included Flyway 10.x releases.
2026: Redgate documentation listed Flyway 12.10.0 as a current engine release.

Related projects

Related official surfaces include Flyway Desktop, Flyway Command Line, Flyway Java API, the Maven and Gradle plugins, flyway-community-db-support, and Redgate's commercial Flyway editions.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for flyway. 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 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

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

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ./flyway.toml./flyway.conf~/flyway.conf<flyway-install-dir>/conf/flyway.conf

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/flyway.conf

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`flyway`	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 version12.10.0

manager updated2026-06-30

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/flyway/flyway

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/flyway/flywaynone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:flyway
Version	12.10.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/flyway
Homepage	https://www.red-gate.com/products/flyway/community/
Repository	https://github.com/flyway/flyway
Upstream docs	https://documentation.red-gate.com/flyway
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/flyway/flyway/releases/download/flyway-12.10.0/flyway-commandline-12.10.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-30T12:28:44Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	openjdk
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	flyway
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.

Nix95%

flyway

nix profile install nixpkgs#flyway

normalized package name match
Matched by: Flyway

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fl/flyway/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

MacPorts95%

flyway

sudo port install flyway

normalized package name match
Matched by: Flyway

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

Scoop95%

main/flyway

scoop install main/flyway

normalized package name match
Matched by: Flyway

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/flyway.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/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/flyway.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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