install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install goreman

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add goreman

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#goreman

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/goreman

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

overview

Package summary

Foreman clone written in Go

Project links

Commands and aliases

goreman

history

Project history and usage

goreman is Yasuhiro Matsumoto's Go clone of Foreman, using the Procfile convention to run multiple development processes from one command.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created on September 13, 2012. Its README explicitly identifies the project as a Foreman clone written in Go and links to the original ddollar/foreman project as the model.

Adoption history

goreman found a niche among Go and Heroku-style development workflows that wanted Procfile process orchestration without installing the Ruby Foreman toolchain. Package-manager metadata in the input records availability through apk, Homebrew, Nix, and Scoop.

How it is used

Users define commands in a Procfile and run goreman start. The README says goreman starts each Procfile command, displays output, forwards signals to each process, and exposes an RPC-driven goreman run path for commands against managed processes.

Why package nerds care

The package is small but useful as a cross-platform, single-binary implementation of a convention that appears in web-app and service-development repositories. It is often chosen when the package story matters more than a feature-rich supervisor.

Timeline

2012-09-13: GitHub repository created
2012 onward: Project documents itself as a Go clone of Foreman
Packaging era: Distributed through Homebrew, apk, Nix, and Scoop according to input package-manager facts

Related projects

ddollar/foreman is the original Foreman project referenced by goreman's README.
Procfile-based platforms and tools are the workflow convention goreman implements.

Sources

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 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: Procfile

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`goreman`	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 generated2026-07-25

manager version0.3.19

manager updated2026-07-08

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.3.19

https://github.com/mattn/goreman

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:goreman
Version	0.3.19
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/goreman
Homepage	https://github.com/mattn/goreman
Repository	https://github.com/mattn/goreman
Upstream docs	https://github.com/mattn/goreman#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/mattn/goreman/archive/refs/tags/v0.3.19.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-08T03:27:51Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	goreman
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head 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%

goreman

nix profile install nixpkgs#goreman

normalized package name match
Matched by: Goreman

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

apk95%

goreman 0.3.17-r0

Tool to manage Procfile-based applications

https://github.com/mattn/goreman

sudo apk add goreman

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: goreman
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Goreman

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: goreman from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

Scoop95%

main/goreman

scoop install main/goreman

normalized package name match
Matched by: Goreman

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/goreman.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/goreman.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

Install goreman with Homebrew, apk, Nix, scoop