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Install keydb with Homebrew, apk, dnf

Multithreaded fork of Redis. Version 6.3.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install keydb

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Multithreaded fork of Redis

Commands and aliases

  • keydb-benchmark
  • keydb-check-aof
  • keydb-check-rdb
  • keydb-cli
  • keydb-sentinel
  • keydb-server

history

Project history and usage

KeyDB is a high-performance fork of Redis focused on multithreading, memory efficiency, high throughput, and Redis protocol compatibility. It is historically significant because it pursued technical changes that Redis users wanted for multi-core machines while trying to remain a drop-in replacement.

Project history

KeyDB started in early 2019 as an experiment to add multithreading support to Redis. Its maintainers turned that experiment into an open-source database with active replication, FLASH storage, subkey expiry, and MVCC features layered onto Redis-compatible commands, modules, transactions, and scripts.

The project joined Snap in May 2022. The announcement said Snap gave KeyDB a long-term home and merged the previously Enterprise codebase into one BSD-3-Clause open-source project.

Adoption history

KeyDB grew by appealing to Redis operators who wanted more throughput per node without forcing every deployment into sharding. The 2022 Snap announcement said the project had passed 3 million downloads since launch, showing adoption beyond a small fork experiment.

How it is used

Users deploy KeyDB as a Redis-compatible server, often testing it where single-node Redis CPU limits, active-active replication, or non-blocking scan behavior matter. The command-line package includes server, CLI, benchmark, sentinel, and database-check utilities mirroring familiar Redis operational workflows.

Why package nerds care

KeyDB is a classic package-manager fork story: same protocol and much of the same operational muscle memory, but a different performance architecture and governance path. For maintainers it also intersects with Redis-compatible alternatives such as Valkey, Dragonfly, and Redict after Redis licensing and ecosystem changes made fork lineage especially visible.

Timeline

  • 2019: KeyDB began as an experiment to add multithreading support to Redis.
  • 2019-08: KeyDB documentation described active replication for read/write replicas and simpler failover setups.
  • 2019-10: KeyDB published benchmark-oriented documentation presenting it as a multithreaded Redis fork.
  • 2022-05-12: KeyDB joined Snap and consolidated enterprise features into the BSD-licensed open-source project.
  • 2024: Redis-compatible forks and alternatives became more prominent after Redis licensing changes, making KeyDB part of a broader replacement discussion.

Related projects

  • KeyDB is directly related to Redis, Redis Sentinel, Redis Cluster, Valkey, Dragonfly, and Redict. Its differentiators are multithreaded execution, active replication, MVCC-assisted scans, and compatibility with Redis clients and modules.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:server

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
  • Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
  • 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
keydb.conf/etc/keydb/6379.conf

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
keydb-benchmarkcliglobal executable
keydb-check-aofcliglobal executable
keydb-check-rdbcliglobal executable
keydb-clicliglobal executable
keydb-sentinelcliglobal executable
keydb-servercliglobal 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 version6.3.4
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv6.3.4

https://github.com/Snapchat/KeyDB

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:keydb
Version6.3.4
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/keydb
Homepagehttps://keydb.dev
Repositoryhttps://github.com/Snapchat/KeyDB
Upstream docshttps://docs.keydb.dev/docs
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
Source archivehttps://github.com/Snapchat/KeyDB/archive/refs/tags/v6.3.4.tar.gz
Dependenciesopenssl@3, snappy, zstd
Build dependenciespkgconf
Uses from macOSbzip2, curl
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namekeydb
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.

apk95%

keydb 6.3.4-r0

High performance multithreaded fork of Redis

https://keydb.dev

sudo apk add keydb
  • License: BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: keydb
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Keydb
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: keydb from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

keydb-benchmark 6.3.4-r0

KeyDB benchmarking tool

https://keydb.dev

sudo apk add keydb-benchmark
  • License: BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: keydb
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Keydb
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: keydb-benchmark from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

keydb-cli 6.3.4-r0

KeyDB CLI client

https://keydb.dev

sudo apk add keydb-cli
  • License: BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: keydb
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Keydb
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: keydb-cli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

keydb-openrc 6.3.4-r0

High performance multithreaded fork of Redis (OpenRC init scripts)

https://keydb.dev

sudo apk add keydb-openrc
  • License: BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: keydb
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Keydb
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: keydb-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

keydb 6.3.4-7.fc44

Multithreaded Fork of Redis

https://keydb.dev/

sudo dnf install keydb
  • License: BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: keydb
  • 12 dependencies
  • 5 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Keydb
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: keydb from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

keydb-devel 6.3.4-7.fc44

Development header for Redis module development

https://keydb.dev/

sudo dnf install keydb-devel
  • License: BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: keydb
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Keydb
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: keydb-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

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  • openssl@3Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • zstdRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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