# Install git-remote-gcrypt with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix, zypper GPG-encrypted git remotes. Version 1.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:git-remote-gcrypt ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install git-remote-gcrypt ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install git-remote-gcrypt ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: git-remote-gcrypt from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install git-remote-gcrypt ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: git-remote-gcrypt from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#git-remote-gcrypt ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/git-remote-gcrypt/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install git-remote-gcrypt ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-remote-gcrypt from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:git-remote-gcrypt - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.5 - **Source summary:** GPG-encrypted git remotes - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - git-remote-gcrypt (cli) - git-remote-gcrypt (alias) ## Build dependencies - docutils ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.5 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/spwhitton/git-remote-gcrypt - Upstream latest detected: 1.5 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage git-remote-gcrypt is a Git remote helper for storing Git repositories in a GnuPG-encrypted representation. It occupies the small but durable niche of making ordinary Git transports usable with untrusted storage while keeping repository contents confidential. ### Project history The project was originally written by bluss, then maintained de facto by Joey Hess during 2013 and 2014. Sean Whitton adopted the Debian package in early 2016 and took over upstream maintenance with the 1.0.0 release later that year. Its evolution has stayed close to Git and GnuPG plumbing: the 2013 packaging series added git-annex interoperability fixes and participant-publishing controls, the 2016 upstream handoff removed the warning that the repository format might change, and later releases added backend and safety refinements such as rclone support and an explicit force-push guard. ### Adoption history git-remote-gcrypt is a niche tool rather than a broad platform, but its adoption pattern is typical of Unix security utilities: it is packaged for Debian and Ubuntu, appears in Homebrew, and is used by practitioners who want encrypted Git storage without operating a special server. ### How it is used Practitioners add remotes with the `gcrypt::` prefix and push to local paths, rsync, sftp, or Git-backed storage. Access is managed through GPG keys and Git config keys such as `gcrypt.participants`, so teams can use familiar Git commands while encrypting the remote-side repository data. ### Why package nerds care The package is interesting because it combines Git's remote-helper interface with GnuPG and plain file transports. It is especially relevant to people who prefer auditable shell-style tooling and distribution packages over hosted secret-storage services. ### Timeline - 2013: Initial Debian release 0.20130908. - 2014: Joey Hess maintained the package and added interoperability and participant-publishing fixes. - 2016: Sean Whitton adopted the Debian package and took over upstream maintenance with 1.0.0. - 2018: Experimental rclone backend added. - 2021: `gcrypt.require-explicit-force-push` configuration added. - 2022: Documentation strengthened its guidance to prefer local or rsync backends for performance. ### Related projects - Related tools and technologies include Git remote helpers, GnuPG, git-annex, rsync, rclone, and Git hosting systems used as opaque storage backends. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** git-remote-gcrypt - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - git-remote-gcrypt - 1.5-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: git-remote-gcrypt from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | encrypted git repositories | https://spwhitton.name/tech/code/git-remote-gcrypt/ - Nix - git-remote-gcrypt: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/git-remote-gcrypt/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - git-remote-gcrypt - 1.5-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: git-remote-gcrypt from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | encrypted git repositories | https://spwhitton.name/tech/code/git-remote-gcrypt/ - dnf - git-remote-gcrypt - 1.5-10.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: git-remote-gcrypt from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | GNU Privacy Guard-encrypted git remote | https://git.spwhitton.name/git-remote-gcrypt - zypper - git-remote-gcrypt - 1.5-1.8: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-remote-gcrypt from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Encrypted git repositories | https://spwhitton.name/tech/code/git-remote-gcrypt/ ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [docutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docutils/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [git-crypt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-crypt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, git, security. - [git-secret](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-secret/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, git, gpg, security. - [gittuf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gittuf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, git, security, version-control. - [transcrypt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/transcrypt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, git, security. - [cryfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cryfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, security. - [dislocker](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dislocker/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, security. - [gocryptfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gocryptfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, security. - [shush](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/shush/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, security. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/git-remote-gcrypt.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/git-remote-gcrypt.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 - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph