# Install gerust with Homebrew Project generator for Rust backend projects. Version 0.0.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gerust ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gerust ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gerust - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.0.6 - **Source summary:** Project generator for Rust backend projects - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:03:27-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gerust (cli) - gerust (alias) ## Dependencies - openssl@3 ## Build dependencies - pkgconf - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.0.6 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/mainmatter/gerust - Upstream latest detected: v0.0.6 (current) ## Project history and usage Gerust is a Mainmatter project generator for Rust backend services. It codifies an axum, SQLx, PostgreSQL, and Cargo-workspace reference layout while leaving the generated application code under the developer's control. ### Project history Mainmatter introduced Gerust as tooling around a specific Rust backend architecture rather than as a runtime framework. Its documentation describes the name as a play on the German word Geruest and Rust, and presents the tool as a way to remove repeated setup work from service projects. ### Adoption history Gerust's adoption evidence is mostly limited to its official repository, documentation, crate-style installation path, and Homebrew formula. It fits the Rust web-service ecosystem around axum, SQLx, PostgreSQL, tracing, Docker-backed development databases, and Cargo workspaces. ### How it is used Practitioners use the `gerust` command to create either minimal API-server projects or database-backed service projects. The generated workspace separates web, configuration, database, macro, and CLI responsibilities and includes conventions for migrations, test database isolation, tracing, and error handling. ### Why package nerds care For package users, Gerust is notable because it is a generator with no runtime dependency in the generated project. Installing it via Cargo or Homebrew gives a reproducible starting point for a Rust backend without adding a framework dependency that remains in the deployed service. ### Timeline - 2023: The public GitHub repository for Gerust was created. - 2025: Early public releases were tagged in the repository. ### Related projects - Gerust-generated projects are built around axum, SQLx, PostgreSQL, tracing, and Cargo workspaces. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** gerust - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cargo-generate](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-generate/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, scaffolding. - [cookiecutter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cookiecutter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, project-generator, scaffolding. - [copier](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/copier/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, project-generator, scaffolding. - [kickstart](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kickstart/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, project-generator, scaffolding. - [pgrx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pgrx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, postgresql, rust. - [sqlx-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqlx-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, postgresql, rust. - [action-validator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/action-validator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust. - [agent-browser](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/agent-browser/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gerust.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gerust.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph