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Install git-pages with Homebrew, Nix

Scalable static site server for Git forges. Version 0.9.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-31.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install git-pages

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-pages

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gi/git-pages/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Scalable static site server for Git forges

Commands and aliases

  • git-pages

history

Project history and usage

git-pages is a Go static-site server for Git forges, positioned by its maintainers as a GitHub Pages replacement that can run on ordinary infrastructure, scale horizontally, and store site data on a filesystem or S3-compatible object store.

Project history

The public Codeberg repository was created in September 2025 under the git-pages organization, whose profile describes the project family as static-site server and publishing tools. The repository describes a server-centered design with optional Caddy integration for TLS, first-party container images, and companion publishing tools for users who want to publish to a hosted Pages service.

Release tags show a rapid early sequence from v0.1.0 in November 2025 through v0.9.x in 2026. The README records a migration from an original filesystem architecture to a v2 architecture based around manifests and object storage, reflecting an evolution from a simple local tree layout toward backends better suited to S3-style storage.

Adoption history

The project is young compared with older Git workflow utilities, but it gained package-manager coverage through Homebrew and Nix and documents packaged binaries, containers, and source installation. Codeberg metadata shows hundreds of stars, which is notable for a specialized static-site hosting server tied to Forgejo/Gitea-style workflows.

How it is used

Practitioners use git-pages by running the server, publishing a repository or archive to it through HTTP methods, and serving the branch or uploaded archive as a static site. The README emphasizes the pages branch, Forgejo/Gitea/Gogs/GitHub webhook payloads, DNS-based authorization, optional Caddy TLS, and filesystem or S3-compatible storage.

Operators care about it as infrastructure rather than a desktop helper: configuration, credentials, authorization policy, object-store behavior, metrics, syslog, and atomic updates are part of the normal operating surface.

Why package nerds care

For package-index users, git-pages is interesting because it turns the familiar Pages pattern into a self-hostable service with a small Go binary, container images, and Nix/Homebrew packaging. Its README also points to related first-party packages such as git-pages-cli and a Forgejo Action, making it part of a small publishing ecosystem rather than a single executable.

Timeline

  • 2025: Codeberg repository created under the git-pages organization.
  • 2025: v0.1.0 tag published.
  • 2025: v0.3.x release notes introduced TOML config output and site diagnostics.
  • 2026: v0.8.x and v0.9.x release notes focused on authorization and Caddy-related security fixes.

Related projects

  • git-pages-cli is the companion client for publishing to a git-pages service.
  • git-pages/action is a Forgejo Action for publishing from forge workflows.
  • Caddy is documented as the recommended TLS front end for the server.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for git-pages. 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.
  • Build metadata lists 1 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.

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
./config.toml/etc/git-pages/config.toml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
$CREDENTIALS_DIRECTORY/secrets.toml/etc/git-pages/secrets.toml

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
git-pagescliglobal 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 version0.9.1
manager updated2026-05-31
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://codeberg.org/git-pages/git-pages

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:git-pages
Version0.9.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-pages
Homepagehttps://codeberg.org/git-pages/git-pages
Repositoryhttps://codeberg.org/git-pages/git-pages
Upstream docshttps://git-pages.org/
License0BSD
Source archivehttps://codeberg.org/git-pages/git-pages/archive/v0.9.1.tar.gz
Last updated2026-05-31T16:11:52Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namegit-pages
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.

Nix95%

git-pages

nix profile install nixpkgs#git-pages
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Git Pages
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/git-pages/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/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

  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • git-pages-cliPackage name indicates the same formula family.

Same workflow

  • git-pkgsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, git-extension, version-control.
  • git-plusShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, git-extension, version-control.
  • git-quick-statsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, git-extension, version-control.
  • git-recentShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, git-extension, version-control.
  • git-remote-codecommitShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, git-extension, version-control.
  • git-reviseShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, git-extension, version-control.

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.

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