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FUSE implementation for overlayfs. Version 1.17 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-09.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install fuse-overlayfs

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add fuse-overlayfs

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install fuse-overlayfs

Debian stable package indexes · fuse-overlayfs · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install fuse-overlayfs

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · fuse-overlayfs · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#fuse-overlayfs

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fu/fuse-overlayfs/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S fuse-overlayfs

Arch Linux sync databases · fuse-overlayfs · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install fuse-overlayfs

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · fuse-overlayfs · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

FUSE implementation for overlayfs

Commands and aliases

  • fuse-overlayfs

history

Project history and usage

fuse-overlayfs is a FUSE implementation of overlay-style filesystems for rootless containers. The official README describes it as an implementation of overlay and shiftfs in FUSE, with command-line options for lower, upper, work, merged, UID, and GID mappings.

Project history

The project lives under the containers organization and is written in Rust. Its README documents libfuse 3.2.1 or newer as a requirement and notes that use from a user namespace, such as rootless Podman, requires a Linux kernel at least 4.18.0.

Adoption history

fuse-overlayfs became part of the rootless-container storage story because many kernels prevent unprivileged users from mounting kernel overlay filesystems. The containers/storage manual documents `mount_program = "/usr/bin/fuse-overlayfs"` as the custom mount helper used when rootless storage cannot use kernel defaults.

The same containers/storage documentation names fuse-overlayfs in its `SEE ALSO` section and in examples involving permission masks, showing that it is treated as a normal component of the containers storage stack rather than a standalone experiment.

How it is used

Users can run fuse-overlayfs directly by passing overlay-style mount options such as `lowerdir`, `upperdir`, `workdir`, and a merged directory. Container engines more often invoke it indirectly through containers/storage configuration as a `mount_program`.

The project also distributes pre-built static binaries for multiple architectures through GitHub Releases, which makes it practical on container hosts where the binary is needed before normal package-manager integration is available.

Why package nerds care

The package matters because it made overlay-style copy-on-write storage usable for rootless container workflows before all target kernels could provide equivalent unprivileged overlay support. It is a small package with outsized influence in Podman and OCI tooling because storage-driver details determine whether rootless containers feel native or second-class.

Timeline

  • 2017: containers/storage documentation originates the shared storage configuration manual.
  • v1.0.0: fuse-overlayfs reaches a stable tagged release line.
  • Current README: project documents rootless Podman and Linux kernel requirements for user-namespace operation.

Related projects

  • fuse-overlayfs is closely related to containers/storage, which documents the `mount_program` setting.
  • It is also related to Podman rootless operation, which relies on the containers configuration stack for user storage.

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 2 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
fuse-overlayfscliglobal 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 version1.17
manager updated2026-06-09
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.17

https://github.com/containers/fuse-overlayfs

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:fuse-overlayfs
Version1.17
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fuse-overlayfs
Homepagehttps://github.com/containers/fuse-overlayfs
Repositoryhttps://github.com/containers/fuse-overlayfs
Upstream docshttps://github.com/containers/fuse-overlayfs#readme
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/containers/fuse-overlayfs/archive/refs/tags/v1.17.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-09T12:53:39Z
Pulseupdated
Dependencieslibfuse
Build dependenciesautoconf, automake, pkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namefuse-overlayfs
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Requirements
  • linux
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%

fuse-overlayfs 1.14-1+b1

implementation of overlay+shiftfs in FUSE for rootless containers

https://github.com/containers/fuse-overlayfs

sudo apt install fuse-overlayfs
  • Section: misc
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: fuse-overlayfs
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fuse Overlayfs
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: fuse-overlayfs from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

fuse-overlayfs

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

fuse-overlayfs 1.13-1

implementation of overlay+shiftfs in FUSE for rootless containers

https://github.com/containers/fuse-overlayfs

sudo apt install fuse-overlayfs
  • Section: universe/misc
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fuse Overlayfs
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: fuse-overlayfs from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

fuse-overlayfs 1.16-r0

FUSE implementation for overlayfs

https://github.com/containers/fuse-overlayfs

sudo apk add fuse-overlayfs
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fuse-overlayfs
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fuse Overlayfs
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fuse-overlayfs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

fuse-overlayfs-doc 1.16-r0

FUSE implementation for overlayfs (documentation)

https://github.com/containers/fuse-overlayfs

sudo apk add fuse-overlayfs-doc
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fuse-overlayfs
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fuse Overlayfs
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fuse-overlayfs-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

fuse-overlayfs 1.16-2.fc44

FUSE overlay+shiftfs implementation for rootless containers

https://github.com/containers/fuse-overlayfs

sudo dnf install fuse-overlayfs
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fuse-overlayfs
  • 7 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fuse Overlayfs
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fuse-overlayfs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

fuse-overlayfs 1.16-1

FUSE implementation of overlayfs

https://github.com/containers/fuse-overlayfs

sudo pacman -S fuse-overlayfs
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fuse Overlayfs
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: fuse-overlayfs from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

fuse-overlayfs 1.16-1.4

FUSE implementation for overlayfs

https://github.com/containers/fuse-overlayfs

sudo zypper install fuse-overlayfs
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: System/Management
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fuse-overlayfs
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fuse Overlayfs
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fuse-overlayfs from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

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Related tools

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

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  • e2fsprogsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystems, linux, system.

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