install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install kitchen-sync

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#ks

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

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install KS

Chocolatey community package catalog · KS · source: community.chocolatey.org

overview

Package summary

Fast efficiently sync database without dumping & reloading

Project links

Commands and aliases

ks
ks_mysql
ks_postgresql

history

Project history and usage

Kitchen Sync is a command-line database synchronization tool focused on making or updating a unidirectional database copy without dumping and reloading the entire source.

Project history

The repository README frames Kitchen Sync around fast logical synchronization for developer, test, remote-office, and cross-database copy workflows. It supports MySQL-family databases and PostgreSQL, can work over SSH, can synchronize only changed data, and can filter sensitive columns as data is copied.

Adoption history

Kitchen Sync has a modest but concrete package footprint, with the input facts listing Homebrew, Chocolatey, and Nix packaging. That distribution profile fits an operations-oriented CLI used by developers and database teams rather than a broad framework community.

How it is used

Users run `ks` with source and target database URLs, optional filters, and worker settings to update a target database. The README example shows cross-engine synchronization from MySQL to PostgreSQL with a filtering file.

Why package nerds care

Kitchen Sync is interesting as a small systems package because it addresses a dull but costly workflow: refreshing large database copies without the time, write amplification, and downtime of full dump-and-load cycles.

Timeline

2020-03-14: GitHub release candidates 2.0rc1 through 2.0rc3 were published.
2023-10-29: GitHub release v2.19 was published.
2023-10-30: GitHub release v2.20 was published.
2025-04-15: GitHub release v2.21 was published.

Related projects

Kitchen Sync is related by use case to database dump/restore tooling, logical replication workflows, SSH tunneling, MySQL, MariaDB, Percona Server, and PostgreSQL.

Sources

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:sync,database,sql

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
Installs with 2 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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`ks`	cli	global executable
`ks_mysql`	cli	global executable
`ks_postgresql`	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 generated2026-07-08

manager version2.21

manager updated2026-06-25

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.21

https://github.com/willbryant/kitchen_sync

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:kitchen-sync
Version	2.21
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kitchen-sync
Homepage	https://github.com/willbryant/kitchen_sync
Repository	https://github.com/willbryant/kitchen_sync
Upstream docs	https://github.com/willbryant/kitchen_sync#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/willbryant/kitchen_sync/archive/refs/tags/v2.21.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-25T13:37:47+02:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	libpq, mariadb-connector-c
Build dependencies	cmake
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, 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	kitchen-sync
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.

Nix92%

ks

nix profile install nixpkgs#ks

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Ks

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

Chocolatey92%

KS

choco install KS

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Ks

Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: KS from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','kb5001567'

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/kitchen-sync.yml

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

Install kitchen-sync with Homebrew, chocolatey, Nix