# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:spawn-fcgi ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install spawn-fcgi ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install spawn-fcgi ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: www/spawn-fcgi/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add spawn-fcgi ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: spawn-fcgi from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install spawn-fcgi ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: spawn-fcgi from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#spawn_fcgi ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sp/spawn_fcgi/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S spawn-fcgi ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: spawn-fcgi from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install spawn-fcgi ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: spawn-fcgi from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:spawn-fcgi - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.6.6 - **Source summary:** Spawn FastCGI processes - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-04T13:13:44+09:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - spawn-fcgi (cli) - spawn-fcgi (alias) ## Build dependencies - meson - ninja ## 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: 1.6.6 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-04 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - spawn-fcgi - 1.6.6-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: spawn-fcgi from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | FastCGI process spawner | http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi - Nix - spawn_fcgi: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sp/spawn_fcgi/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - spawn-fcgi - 1.6.4-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: spawn-fcgi from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | FastCGI process spawner | http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi - apk - spawn-fcgi - 1.6.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: spawn-fcgi from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Spawn FastCGI applications | https://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi/ - apk - spawn-fcgi-doc - 1.6.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: spawn-fcgi-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Spawn FastCGI applications (documentation) | https://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi/ - apk - spawn-fcgi-openrc - 1.6.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: spawn-fcgi-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Spawn FastCGI applications (OpenRC init scripts) | https://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi/ - pacman - spawn-fcgi - 1.6.6-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: spawn-fcgi from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A FastCGI process manager for web applications | https://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi/ - zypper - spawn-fcgi - 1.6.4-1.37: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: spawn-fcgi from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Spawn FastCGI applications independent of the webserver | http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi/ - MacPorts - spawn-fcgi: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: www/spawn-fcgi/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Web development packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/web-dev-tools/) - Matched web development metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [meson](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/meson/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ninja](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ninja/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [fcgi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fcgi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, fastcgi, networking, web-server. - [fcgiwrap](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fcgiwrap/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, fastcgi, networking, web-server. - [algernon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/algernon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, web-server. - [caddy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/caddy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, web-server. - [ferron](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ferron/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, web-server. - [h2o](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/h2o/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, web-server. - [httpd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/httpd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, web-server. - [lighttpd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lighttpd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, web-server. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/spawn-fcgi.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/spawn-fcgi.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