# Install rustscan with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Modern Day Portscanner. Version 2.4.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:rustscan
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install rustscan
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install rustscan
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/rustscan/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add rustscan
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rustscan from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#rustscan
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S rustscan
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: rustscan from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install rustscan
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rustscan from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:rustscan
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rustscan>
- **Version:** 2.4.1
- **Source summary:** Modern Day Portscanner
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/bee-san/RustScan>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/bee-san/RustScan>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/bee-san/RustScan#readme>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/bee-san/RustScan/archive/refs/tags/2.4.1.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- rustscan (cli)
- rustscan (alias)

## Dependencies

- nmap

## Build dependencies

- rust

## 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: 2.4.1
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/bee-san/RustScan
- Upstream latest detected: 2.4.1 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## 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

- Unix: ~/.rustscan.toml
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** rustscan
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - rustscan: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ru/rustscan/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - rustscan - 2.4.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rustscan from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Modern Port Scanner | https://github.com/RustScan/RustScan
- pacman - rustscan - 2.4.1-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: rustscan from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A modern port scanner | https://github.com/rustscan/RustScan
- zypper - rustscan - 2.4.1+0-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rustscan from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Fast network port scanner | https://github.com/RustScan/RustScan
- MacPorts - rustscan: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/rustscan/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related links

- [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [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.
- [nmap](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nmap/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [masscan](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/masscan/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, network-scanner, port-scanner, security.
- [cargo-audit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-audit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, rust, security.
- [cargo-deny](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-deny/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, rust, security.
- [cargo-geiger](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-geiger/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, rust, security.
- [checkpwn](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/checkpwn/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, rust, security.
- [feluda](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/feluda/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, rust, security.
- [jwt-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jwt-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, rust, security.
- [naabu](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/naabu/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, port-scanner, security.
- [havn](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/havn/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, network, network-scanner, port, port-scanner.
- [tlsx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tlsx/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: cli, network, network-scanner, scanner, security.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/rustscan.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/rustscan.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
