# 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. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:imgproxy ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install imgproxy ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#imgproxy ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/im/imgproxy/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:imgproxy - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.0.11 - **Source summary:** Fast and secure server for resizing and converting remote images - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-03T06:14:44Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - imgproxy (cli) - imgproxy (alias) ## Dependencies - gettext - glib - vips ## Build dependencies - go - pkgconf ## 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: 4.0.11 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-03 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy - Upstream latest detected: v4.0.11 (current) ## 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. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes 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. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** imgproxy - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - imgproxy: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/im/imgproxy/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [glib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [vips](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vips/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [imgdiet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/imgdiet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, image-resizing, images, media. - [imgp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/imgp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-resizing, images, media. - [tinyice](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tinyice/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, server. - [dezoomify-rs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dezoomify-rs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, images, media. - [epeg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/epeg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, images, media. - [apng2gif](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/apng2gif/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-conversion, media. - [caire](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/caire/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, media. - [gif2png](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gif2png/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-conversion, media. - [chafa](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chafa/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, fast, gettext, glib, image. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/imgproxy.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/imgproxy.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