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Install valkey with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

High-performance data structure server that primarily serves key/value workloads. Version 9.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-06.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install valkey

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install valkey

MacPorts ports tree · databases/valkey/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add valkey

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · valkey · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install valkey-sentinel

Debian stable package indexes · valkey-sentinel · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install valkey

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · valkey · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#valkey

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S valkey

Arch Linux sync databases · valkey · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install valkey

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

overview

Package summary

High-performance data structure server that primarily serves key/value workloads

Project links

Commands and aliases

valkey-benchmark
valkey-check-aof
valkey-check-rdb
valkey-cli
valkey-sentinel
valkey-server

history

Project history and usage

Valkey was created in March 2024 as the open source community's continuation of the Redis codebase after Redis Inc. changed Redis licensing. The Linux Foundation announced Valkey on March 28, 2024, saying the project would continue from Redis 7.2.4 under the BSD 3-clause license with open governance. The initial backers and contributors included former Redis maintainers and engineers from AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle, Ericsson, Snap, and others, with Madelyn Olson, Ping Xie, and Viktor Soderqvist among the quoted early maintainers and supporters.

Project history

Within its first year Valkey moved from fork to independent release train. The Linux Foundation's April 2025 retrospective says Valkey 8.0 shipped within the first six months, followed by Valkey 8.1 in April 2025, with work focused on performance, reliability, observability, extensibility, and efficiency. The same account notes rapid organizational growth: support from more than 20 companies in the first few months, nearly 50 contributing companies after a year, and community modules for search, JSON, and probabilistic Bloom filters.

Adoption history

The project's early history is unusually tied to governance and ecosystem trust rather than a new technical idea. Linux Foundation materials describe Valkey as a way to preserve a permissively licensed, collaboratively developed in-memory data store after years of Redis adoption for caching, low-latency data storage, real-time analytics, sessions, message brokering, and related workloads. In practice, that made Valkey attractive to vendors, distributions, and operators that wanted Redis-compatible behavior without a source-available license transition.

How it is used

Technically, Valkey remains an in-memory data structure server used as a database, cache, message broker, and streaming engine. Its documentation lists strings, hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets, bitmaps, HyperLogLogs, geospatial indexes, and streams, along with replication, Lua scripting, eviction, transactions, persistence, Sentinel high availability, and Cluster partitioning. The common package-level usage pattern is therefore familiar to Redis users: run `valkey-server`, inspect or script with `valkey-cli`, use client libraries from application code, and migrate Redis OSS deployments where protocol and command compatibility fit.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

formula declares a Homebrew service

Signals

metadata:service

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime 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.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: valkey.conf/etc/valkey/6379.conf/etc/myvalkey.conf

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: valkey.conf

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`valkey-benchmark`	cli	global executable
`valkey-check-aof`	cli	global executable
`valkey-check-rdb`	cli	global executable
`valkey-cli`	cli	global executable
`valkey-sentinel`	cli	global executable
`valkey-server`	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 version9.1.0

manager updated2026-06-06

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected9.1.0

https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:valkey
Version	9.1.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/valkey
Homepage	https://valkey.io
Repository	https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey
Upstream docs	https://valkey.io/docs
License	BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSL-1.0 AND MIT AND (CC0-1.0 OR BSD-2-Clause)
Source archive	https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey/archive/refs/tags/9.1.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-06T01:13:25Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	openssl@3
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	valkey
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Conflicts With	redis
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head 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 apt95%

valkey-sentinel 8.1.1+dfsg1-3+deb13u2

Persistent key-value database with network interface (monitoring)

https://valkey.io

sudo apt install valkey-sentinel

Section: database
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: valkey
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Valkey

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: valkey-sentinel from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

valkey-server 8.1.1+dfsg1-3+deb13u2

Persistent key-value database with network interface

https://valkey.io

sudo apt install valkey-server

Section: database
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: valkey
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Valkey

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: valkey-server from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

valkey-tools 8.1.1+dfsg1-3+deb13u2

Persistent key-value database with network interface (client)

https://valkey.io

sudo apt install valkey-tools

Section: database
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: valkey
7 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Valkey

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: valkey-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

valkey

nix profile install nixpkgs#valkey

normalized package name match
Matched by: Valkey

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

apk95%

valkey 9.0.4-r0

Open source high-performance key/value datastore (fork of Redis)

https://valkey.io/

sudo apk add valkey

License: BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: valkey
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Valkey

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: valkey from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

valkey-benchmark 9.0.4-r0

Valkey benchmarking tool

https://valkey.io/

sudo apk add valkey-benchmark

License: BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: valkey
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Valkey

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: valkey-benchmark from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

valkey-cli 9.0.4-r0

Valkey CLI client

https://valkey.io/

sudo apk add valkey-cli

License: BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: valkey
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Valkey

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: valkey-cli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

valkey-compat 9.0.4-r0

Valkey command symlinks and system group for compatibility with redis

https://valkey.io/

sudo apk add valkey-compat

License: BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: valkey
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Valkey

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: valkey-compat from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

valkey-openrc 9.0.4-r0

Open source high-performance key/value datastore (fork of Redis) (OpenRC init scripts)

https://valkey.io/

sudo apk add valkey-openrc

License: BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: valkey
normalized package name match
Matched by: Valkey

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: valkey-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

valkey-tls 9.0.4-r0

TLS module for Valkey

https://valkey.io/

sudo apk add valkey-tls

License: BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: valkey
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Valkey

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: valkey-tls from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

valkey 9.1.0-1.fc45

A persistent key-value database

https://valkey.io

sudo dnf install valkey

License: BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT AND BSL-1.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: valkey
11 dependencies
7 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Valkey

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: valkey from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

valkey-compat-redis 9.1.0-1.fc45

Conversion script and compatibility symlinks for Redis

https://valkey.io

sudo dnf install valkey-compat-redis

License: BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT AND BSL-1.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: valkey
3 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Valkey

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: valkey-compat-redis from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

valkey-compat-redis-devel 9.1.0-1.fc45

Compatibility development header for Redis API Valkey modules

https://valkey.io

sudo dnf install valkey-compat-redis-devel

License: BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT AND BSL-1.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: valkey
1 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Valkey

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: valkey-compat-redis-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

valkey-devel 9.1.0-1.fc45

Development header for Valkey module development

https://valkey.io

sudo dnf install valkey-devel

License: BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT AND BSL-1.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: valkey
1 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Valkey

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: valkey-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

valkey-doc 9.1.0-1.fc45

Documentation and extra man pages for valkey

https://valkey.io

sudo dnf install valkey-doc

License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: valkey
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Valkey

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: valkey-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

valkey-rdma 9.1.0-1.fc45

RDMA module for valkey

https://valkey.io

sudo dnf install valkey-rdma

License: BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT AND BSL-1.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: valkey
6 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Valkey

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: valkey-rdma from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

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View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/valkey.yml

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Install valkey with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

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