macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install spawn-fcgilocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install spawn-fcgiMacPorts ports tree · www/spawn-fcgi/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install spawn-fcgi with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Spawn FastCGI processes. Version 1.6.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add spawn-fcgiAlpine Linux edge package indexes · spawn-fcgi · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install spawn-fcgiDebian stable package indexes · spawn-fcgi · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#spawn_fcginixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sp/spawn_fcgi/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S spawn-fcgiArch Linux sync databases · spawn-fcgi · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install spawn-fcgiopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · spawn-fcgi · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Spawn FastCGI processes
Project links
Commands and aliases
- spawn-fcgi
history
Project history and usage
spawn-fcgi is a small lighttpd-family utility for starting FastCGI applications as separate processes.
Project history
Official lighttpd project pages describe spawn-fcgi as a tool that spawns FastCGI processes, binding IPv4, IPv6, or Unix-domain sockets and supporting operational features such as privilege separation, chroot, and supervision-oriented use.
Adoption history
The input package facts list spawn-fcgi in Homebrew, Alpine, Debian, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE packaging. That broad packaging reflects the classic Unix role of a small helper binary shared by many web-server and FastCGI deployment styles.
How it is used
Administrators use spawn-fcgi to start FastCGI backends independently from the web server, commonly binding a socket and dropping privileges before handing requests to an application server.
Why package nerds care
spawn-fcgi matters to package-manager culture because it is the sort of tiny, long-lived infrastructure tool that distributions keep around for init scripts, service managers, and legacy FastCGI stacks even as newer process managers such as systemd take over many deployments.
Timeline
- 2009: lighttpd announced that spawn-fcgi had become a separate project outside the lighttpd 1.4 source tree.
- 2020s: Official package metadata in the input shows continued packaging across multiple Unix-like distributions and Homebrew.
Related projects
- Related projects include lighttpd, FastCGI applications, daemontools, runit, and systemd service units.
Sources
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 8 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 2 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 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
spawn-fcgi | 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 version1.6.6
manager updated2026-07-04
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcginone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:spawn-fcgi |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.6.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/spawn-fcgi |
| Homepage | https://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi |
| Repository | https://git.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/spawn-fcgi |
| Upstream docs | https://git.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/spawn-fcgi/src/branch/master/README.md |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://download.lighttpd.net/spawn-fcgi/releases-1.6.x/spawn-fcgi-1.6.6.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-04T13:13:44+09:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | meson, ninja |
| 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 | spawn-fcgi |
| 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 |
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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 apt95%
spawn-fcgi 1.6.6-1
FastCGI process spawner
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi
sudo apt install spawn-fcgi- Section: web
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Spawn Fcgi
Nix95%
spawn_fcgi
nix profile install nixpkgs#spawn_fcgi- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Spawn Fcgi
Ubuntu apt95%
spawn-fcgi 1.6.4-2
FastCGI process spawner
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi
sudo apt install spawn-fcgi- Section: universe/web
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Spawn Fcgi
apk95%
spawn-fcgi 1.6.6-r0
Spawn FastCGI applications
https://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi/
sudo apk add spawn-fcgi- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: spawn-fcgi
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Spawn Fcgi
apk95%
spawn-fcgi-doc 1.6.6-r0
Spawn FastCGI applications (documentation)
https://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi/
sudo apk add spawn-fcgi-doc- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: spawn-fcgi
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Spawn Fcgi
apk95%
spawn-fcgi-openrc 1.6.6-r0
Spawn FastCGI applications (OpenRC init scripts)
https://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi/
sudo apk add spawn-fcgi-openrc- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: spawn-fcgi
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Spawn Fcgi
pacman95%
spawn-fcgi 1.6.6-1
A FastCGI process manager for web applications
https://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi/
sudo pacman -S spawn-fcgi- License: BSD
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Spawn Fcgi
zypper95%
spawn-fcgi 1.6.4-1.37
Spawn FastCGI applications independent of the webserver
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi/
sudo zypper install spawn-fcgi- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Productivity/Networking/Web/Servers
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: spawn-fcgi
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Spawn Fcgi
MacPorts95%
spawn-fcgi
sudo port install spawn-fcgi- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Spawn Fcgi
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.
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