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Install webpod with Homebrew
Deploy websites and apps anywhere. Version 1.0.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
Deploy websites and apps anywhere
Project links
Commands and aliases
- webpod
history
Project history and usage
Webpod is a deployment CLI and service for putting websites and apps onto user-owned servers or cloud machines. Public history is limited, but the official site and GitHub metadata show a young project focused on simple app deployment across VPS and cloud providers.
Project history
The `webpod/webpod` repository was created on February 15, 2023. GitHub releases show early 0.0.x releases in February 2023 and a 1.0.0 release on July 14, 2023.
The official Webpod site positions the tool around the slogan 'Your web. Your server. Our expertise.' It describes Webpod as a way to deploy simple static sites through full-stack web apps to any cloud or server.
Adoption history
Webpod appears to be a niche deployment tool rather than a widely documented ecosystem standard. The GitHub API showed a few hundred stars and single-digit forks by July 2026, so there is enough public signal for a brief history but not enough independent evidence for a broad adoption narrative.
How it is used
The official site presents the CLI as the primary interface, with an example `webpod example.com` workflow that provisions or deploys an app and returns a live HTTPS site. It advertises support for custom VPS targets and named cloud providers, TLS certificates through Let's Encrypt, daemon management, multiple apps per server, per-site Node versions, and many frameworks.
Why package nerds care
Webpod is package-interesting as part of the post-PaaS wave of deployment CLIs that try to give developers Heroku-like ergonomics while keeping infrastructure on their own servers. Its significance is currently niche and practical rather than historical.
Timeline
- 2023-02-15: Public GitHub repository `webpod/webpod` created.
- 2023-02-25: Early 0.0.x GitHub releases published.
- 2023-07-14: Webpod 1.0.0 release published.
- 2024-09-29: GitHub API showed the last push date for the repository.
Related projects
- Webpod is adjacent to deployment CLIs and self-hosting tools such as CapRover, Dokku, Coolify, Fly-style app CLIs, and framework-specific deployment adapters, though its public docs emphasize provider-agnostic server deployment.
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 1 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
webpod.config.js
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
webpod | 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 version1.0.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://webpod.devnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:webpod |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/webpod |
| Homepage | https://webpod.dev |
| Repository | https://github.com/webpod/webpod |
| Upstream docs | https://webpod.dev/ |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://registry.npmjs.org/webpod/-/webpod-1.0.0.tgz |
| Dependencies | node |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | webpod |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment