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Install s3-backer with Homebrew, apt, Nix, zypper

FUSE-based single file backing store via Amazon S3. Version 2.1.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install s3-backer

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install s3backer

Debian stable package indexes · s3backer · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#s3backer

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/s3/s3backer/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install s3backer

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · s3backer · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

FUSE-based single file backing store via Amazon S3

Commands and aliases

  • s3backer

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 2 platform targets.
  • Installs with 6 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.

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
~/.s3backer_passwd

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
s3backercliglobal 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 version2.1.6
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/archiecobbs/s3backer

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:s3-backer
Version2.1.6
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/s3-backer
Homepagehttps://github.com/archiecobbs/s3backer
Repositoryhttps://github.com/archiecobbs/s3backer
Upstream docshttps://github.com/archiecobbs/s3backer#readme
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://s3.amazonaws.com/archie-public/s3backer/s3backer-2.1.6.tar.gz
Dependenciescurl, expat, libfuse, openssl@3, zlib-ng-compat, zstd
Build dependenciespkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Names3-backer
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Requirements
  • linux
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.

Debian apt92%

s3backer 1.5.4-2+b2

Amazon AWS S3-backed virtual hard disk device

https://github.com/archiecobbs/s3backer

sudo apt install s3backer
  • Section: misc
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: s3backer
  • 6 dependencies
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: S3backer
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: s3backer from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix92%

s3backer

nix profile install nixpkgs#s3backer
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: S3backer
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/s3/s3backer/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt92%

s3backer 1.5.4-2build4

Amazon AWS S3-backed virtual hard disk device

https://github.com/archiecobbs/s3backer

sudo apt install s3backer
  • Section: universe/misc
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 6 dependencies
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: S3backer
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: s3backer from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
zypper92%

s3backer 2.1.6-1.5

FUSE and NBD single file backing store via Amazon S3

https://github.com/archiecobbs/s3backer

sudo zypper install s3backer
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: System/Filesystems
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: s3backer
  • 7 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: S3backer
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: s3backer from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

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

Same workflow

  • s3fsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, fuse, s3, storage.
  • filen-cliShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, s3, storage.
  • garageShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, s3, storage.
  • gcsfuseShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, fuse, storage.
  • juicefsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, s3, storage.
  • s3cmdShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, s3, storage.

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.

Used sources

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