# Install kitchen-sync with Homebrew, chocolatey, Nix Fast efficiently sync database without dumping & reloading. Version 2.21 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:kitchen-sync ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install kitchen-sync ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#ks ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ks/ks/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install KS ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: KS from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','kb5001567' ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:kitchen-sync - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.21 - **Source summary:** Fast efficiently sync database without dumping & reloading - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-25T13:37:47+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - ks (cli) - ks_mysql (cli) - ks_postgresql (cli) - ks (alias) - ks_mysql (alias) - ks_postgresql (alias) ## Dependencies - libpq - mariadb-connector-c ## Build dependencies - cmake ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.21 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-25 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/willbryant/kitchen_sync - Upstream latest detected: v2.21 (current) ## 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 Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - ks: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ks/ks/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Chocolatey - KS: installed executable or alias match | Chocolatey community package catalog: KS from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','kb5001567' ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [libpq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libpq/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [mariadb-connector-c](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mariadb-connector-c/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [lazysql](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lazysql/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, mysql, postgresql. - [whodb-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/whodb-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, mysql, postgresql. - [automysqlbackup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automysqlbackup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, mysql. - [dexter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dexter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, postgresql. - [doltgres](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/doltgres/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, postgresql. - [dumpling](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dumpling/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, mysql. - [electric](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/electric/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, sync. - [mysql](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mysql/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, mysql. - [mydumper](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mydumper/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, connector, data, database, mariadb. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/kitchen-sync.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/kitchen-sync.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