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Install imgproxy with Homebrew, Nix

Fast and secure server for resizing and converting remote images. Version 4.0.11 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-03.

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install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install imgproxy

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#imgproxy

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

overview

Package summary

Fast and secure server for resizing and converting remote images

Commands and aliases

  • imgproxy

history

Project history and usage

imgproxy is a Go-based standalone HTTP server for resizing, processing, optimizing, and converting images on the fly. The project presents itself around three principles: speed, security, and simplicity, with libvips as its core image-processing engine.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created on 2017-06-20. The README describes imgproxy as a drop-in replacement for application-side image-processing code: applications generate signed processing URLs, while imgproxy fetches source images, processes them, and serves the result.

The project evolved from a utility server into a broader image-processing product line. Its official documentation covers Docker-based startup, URL processing syntax, security controls, source restrictions, memory tuning, and format support; the README also distinguishes the open-source edition from imgproxy Pro features.

Adoption history

imgproxy has much broader visible adoption than the small CLI tools in this batch: repository metadata shows roughly 10k GitHub stars, Homebrew publishes a formula, and the official docs and README emphasize Docker and container deployment. The input metadata also records packaging in Nix.

Its adoption story is tied to web infrastructure: image variants, responsive crops, CDN-backed delivery, and moving CPU-heavy transformations out of application servers. The README thanks Evil Martians as a launch platform and libvips maintainers for image-processing support, reflecting its roots in production web image pipelines.

How it is used

The documented usage model is URL-driven. A caller encodes processing options and a source image URL into an imgproxy URL; imgproxy fetches the source, applies resize/crop/format/security rules, and returns the transformed image over HTTP. The getting-started docs recommend Docker for a short path to a running server, while the processing docs describe options such as resize, gravity, DPR, and enlargement.

Why package nerds care

imgproxy is significant because it is not just a CLI binary in Homebrew; it is infrastructure software packaged as a Go executable and container image. For package nerds, it sits at the intersection of formula packaging, container registries, libvips dependency management, and web-performance operations.

Timeline

  • 2017-06-20: GitHub repository created.
  • 2025-09-17: v3.30.0 release published.
  • 2026-05-13: v4.0.0 release published.
  • 2026: Documentation for the 4.0.x line describes Docker startup, URL processing, and security guidance.

Related projects

  • imgproxy is closely related to libvips, which the README identifies as its image-processing engine. The imgproxy organization also maintains helper projects such as imgproxy-node and imgproxy-rails for integrating signed URLs and processing flows into applications.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for imgproxy. 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.
  • Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 2 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
imgproxycliglobal 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 version4.0.11
manager updated2026-07-03
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv4.0.11

https://github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:imgproxy
Version4.0.11
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/imgproxy
Homepagehttps://imgproxy.net
Repositoryhttps://github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy
Upstream docshttps://docs.imgproxy.net/
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/archive/refs/tags/v4.0.11.tar.gz
Last updated2026-07-03T06:14:44Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesgettext, glib, vips
Build dependenciesgo, pkgconf
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 Nameimgproxy
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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%

imgproxy

nix profile install nixpkgs#imgproxy
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Imgproxy
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/im/imgproxy/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

  • gettextRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • glibRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • vipsRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • imgdietShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, image-resizing, images, media.
  • imgpShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-resizing, images, media.
  • tinyiceShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, server.
  • dezoomify-rsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, images, media.
  • epegShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, images, media.
  • apng2gifShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-conversion, media.

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 package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment