macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install webhooklocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install webhookMacPorts ports tree · net/webhook/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install webhook with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop
Lightweight, configurable incoming webhook server. Version 2.8.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add webhookAlpine Linux edge package indexes · webhook · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install webhookDebian stable package indexes · webhook · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#webhooknixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/we/webhook/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S webhookArch Linux sync databases · webhook · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/webhookScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/webhook.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Lightweight, configurable incoming webhook server
Project links
Commands and aliases
- webhook
history
Project history and usage
webhook is a small Go service for turning incoming HTTP requests into guarded command execution on a server. Its niche is deliberately plain: define hooks in JSON or YAML, expose HTTP endpoints, validate request data with rules, and run configured scripts or commands when a matching event arrives.
Project history
The public GitHub repository was created on January 12, 2015, and its first listed GitHub release, webhook 1.0.4, was published on March 13, 2015. The project has continued as an MIT-licensed command-line daemon under Adnan Hadziabdic's `adnanh/webhook` repository, with later 2.x releases still appearing as of 2026.
The README describes the tool as a lightweight configurable incoming webhook server written in Go. That framing has remained stable across the project's life: it is not a full automation platform, but a minimal bridge between webhook providers and local server-side commands.
Adoption history
webhook's adoption has been strongest in self-hosted and operations workflows where users want a single-purpose listener instead of a larger CI/CD or eventing system. The upstream README points to guides for automatic deployments, JIRA integration, Ansible AWX job triggers, Salt-based static-site deployment, Plex-to-Telegram notifications, and other practical automation examples.
By July 2026 the GitHub repository showed roughly twelve thousand stars and hundreds of forks via the public GitHub API, a sign that it became a recognizable Unix-style building block for small webhook automation jobs.
How it is used
A typical setup defines one or more hooks in `hooks.json` or `hooks.yaml`. Each hook names an id, a command to execute, optional working directory and argument mappings, and trigger rules that can inspect headers, payload fields, or query parameters before the command runs.
Administrators commonly run webhook as a long-lived service behind a firewall, reverse proxy, or systemd unit, then wire providers such as GitHub, GitLab, monitoring systems, or chat tools to call the hook endpoint. Its package-nerd appeal is that the behavior is transparent: HTTP in, rule check, process execution out.
Why package nerds care
webhook matters because it packages a common shell-ops pattern without demanding a workflow server. For people maintaining small servers, lab machines, media boxes, or personal deployment targets, it is the sort of boring CLI that replaces a pile of ad hoc CGI scripts while still feeling close to the shell.
Timeline
- 2015-01-12: Public GitHub repository `adnanh/webhook` created.
- 2015-03-13: First listed GitHub release, webhook 1.0.4, published.
- 2020-05-12: webhook 2.7.0 released.
- 2020-12-06: webhook 2.8.0 released.
- 2026-02-12: webhook 2.8.3 released.
Related projects
- webhook sits near lightweight automation tools such as shell scripts, cron jobs, systemd units, and small CI deploy hooks. It overlaps with larger CI/CD systems only at the edge where an external HTTP event needs to trigger a local command.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:server
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- 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.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
hooks.jsonhooks.yaml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
hooks.jsonhooks.yaml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
webhook | 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 version2.8.3
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected2.8.3
https://github.com/adnanh/webhook
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:webhook |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.8.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/webhook |
| Homepage | https://github.com/adnanh/webhook |
| Repository | https://github.com/adnanh/webhook |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/adnanh/webhook#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/adnanh/webhook/archive/refs/tags/2.8.3.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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 | webhook |
| 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%
webhook 2.8.0-4+b19
Small server for creating HTTP endpoints (hooks)
https://github.com/adnanh/webhook
sudo apt install webhook- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: webhook
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Webhook
Nix95%
webhook
nix profile install nixpkgs#webhook- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Webhook
Ubuntu apt95%
webhook 2.8.0-4build1
Small server for creating HTTP endpoints (hooks)
https://github.com/adnanh/webhook
sudo apt install webhook- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Webhook
apk95%
webhook 2.8.3-r3
Lightweight configurable webhooks server
https://github.com/adnanh/webhook
sudo apk add webhook- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: webhook
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Webhook
pacman95%
webhook 2.8.3-1
A lightweight incoming webhook server to run shell commands
https://github.com/adnanh/webhook
sudo pacman -S webhook- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Webhook
MacPorts95%
webhook
sudo port install webhook- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Webhook
Scoop95%
main/webhook
scoop install main/webhook- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Webhook
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 configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment