# Install kyoto-tycoon with Homebrew Database server with interface to Kyoto Cabinet. Version 0.9.56 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:kyoto-tycoon ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install kyoto-tycoon ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:kyoto-tycoon - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.9.56 - **Source summary:** Database server with interface to Kyoto Cabinet - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:03:54-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - ktremotemgr (cli) - ktremotetest (cli) - ktserver (cli) - kttimedmgr (cli) - kttimedtest (cli) - ktutilmgr (cli) - ktutilserv (cli) - ktutiltest (cli) - ktremotemgr (alias) - ktremotetest (alias) - ktserver (alias) - kttimedmgr (alias) - kttimedtest (alias) - ktutilmgr (alias) - ktutilserv (alias) - ktutiltest (alias) ## Dependencies - kyoto-cabinet ## Build dependencies - lua - 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: 0.9.56 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://dbmx.net/kyototycoon/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Kyoto Tycoon is the network server companion to Kyoto Cabinet. It exposes Kyoto Cabinet databases over HTTP, REST-style methods, TSV-RPC, and an efficient binary protocol, with support for expiration, hot backup, update logging, asynchronous replication, Lua scripting, and pluggable services. ### Project history Kyoto Tycoon was developed by FAL Labs in the same 2009-2012 period as Kyoto Cabinet. Where Kyoto Cabinet solves embedded DBM storage, Kyoto Tycoon solves the multi-process and remote-access problem by putting a server process and client library in front of one or more Kyoto Cabinet databases. The official specification explains the motivation plainly: Kyoto Cabinet is fast and concurrent inside a process, but users can run into trouble when multiple processes share a database or remote processes need access. Kyoto Tycoon is the server layer for that use case. ### Adoption history Kyoto Tycoon found a niche with users who wanted a Redis-like or memcached-like key-value service backed by Kyoto Cabinet's storage engines. Its HTTP protocol made non-C++ clients possible without linking to GPL libraries, and its memcached protocol plugin broadened compatibility. ### How it is used The package installs ktserver and remote-management utilities such as ktremotemgr. Common uses include cache servers, persistent key-value services, HTTP-accessible storage, replicated small databases, and Lua-extended operations close to the data. ### Why package nerds care Kyoto Tycoon matters to package nerds because it is the server half of a compact DBM stack: install Kyoto Cabinet for embedded storage, install Kyoto Tycoon when that storage needs a network protocol. It sits in the historical space between classic DBM files and popular daemonized key-value stores. ### Timeline - 2009-2012: The official Kyoto Tycoon homepage carries FAL Labs copyright dates for this development period. - 2012-04-06: The official homepage shows this last-update date. - 2012-05-25: The official fundamental specification shows this last-update date. - 2014-12-02: Cloudflare described using Kyoto Tycoon to replicate data from PostgreSQL to edge data centers. ### Related projects - Related projects include Kyoto Cabinet, Tokyo Cabinet, Tokyo Tyrant, Tkrzw-RPC, memcached, Redis-like key-value servers, Lua scripting, HTTP APIs, and DBM-backed cache/storage services. ### 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:** kyoto-tycoon - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 5 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [kyoto-cabinet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kyoto-cabinet/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [lua](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lua/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [valkey](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/valkey/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cache, cli, data, database, key-value-store. - [berkeley-db](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/berkeley-db/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value-store. - [lmdb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lmdb/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value-store. - [mariadb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mariadb/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, server. - [mysql](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mysql/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, server. - [percona-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/percona-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, server. - [qdbm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/qdbm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value-store. - [tkrzw](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tkrzw/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, data, database, key, key-value-store. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/kyoto-tycoon.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/kyoto-tycoon.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 - cross-ecosystem install command graph