install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install ferron

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#ferron

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

overview

Package summary

Fast, memory-safe web server written in Rust

Project links

Commands and aliases

ferron

history

Project history and usage

Ferron is a Rust web server focused on modern HTTP serving, configuration, and automatic TLS.

Project history

The official GitHub repository was created in 2025 and describes Ferron as a fast, modern, easily configurable web server with automatic TLS.

Adoption history

The input package metadata shows Ferron packaged by Homebrew and Nix. Official GitHub metadata also shows substantial repository interest for a young web-server project.

How it is used

Package users install the `ferron` executable and run it with the documented command interface; the official command reference documents `./ferron.kdl` as the default configuration file.

Why package nerds care

Ferron is significant to package users as a new Rust-based web server distributed as a single CLI, competing in the same operational space as lightweight reverse proxies and static/file-serving servers.

Timeline

2025: Official GitHub repository created.
2026: Official GitHub release metadata lists version 2.8.1.
2026: Repository metadata shows active maintenance.

Related projects

Rust is the implementation language identified by official repository topics and package metadata.
Automatic TLS and HTTP serving put Ferron near web-server and reverse-proxy tooling.

Sources

Official Ferron documentation.
Official GitHub release metadata.
Official GitHub repository metadata for ferronweb/ferron.
input.source_facts.package-manager

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: ./ferron.kdl

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`ferron`	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 generated2026-08-04

manager version2.8.1

manager updated2026-06-17

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected2.8.1

https://github.com/ferronweb/ferron

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:ferron
Version	2.8.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ferron
Homepage	https://www.ferronweb.org/
Repository	https://github.com/ferronweb/ferron
Upstream docs	https://www.ferronweb.org/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/ferronweb/ferron/archive/refs/tags/2.8.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-17T15:28:33Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	rust
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	ferron
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	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.

Nix95%

ferron

nix profile install nixpkgs#ferron

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ferron

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

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/ferron.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
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
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

Install ferron with Homebrew, Nix