# Install rocksdb with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, apt, zypper

Embeddable, persistent key-value store for fast storage. Version 11.1.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install librocksdb-dev.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:rocksdb
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install rocksdb
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install rocksdb
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: databases/rocksdb/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add rocksdb
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rocksdb from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install rocksdb
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rocksdb from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#rocksdb
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S rocksdb
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: rocksdb from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install librocksdb-dev
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: librocksdb-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install librocksdb11
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: librocksdb11 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:rocksdb
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rocksdb>
- **Version:** 11.1.2
- **Source summary:** Embeddable, persistent key-value store for fast storage
- **Homepage:** <https://rocksdb.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://rocksdb.org/>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-only OR Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/archive/refs/tags/v11.1.2.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-25T04:20:34Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- rocksdb_dump (cli)
- rocksdb_ldb (cli)
- rocksdb_repl_stress (cli)
- rocksdb_sanity_test (cli)
- rocksdb_sst_dump (cli)
- rocksdb_stress (cli)
- rocksdb_undump (cli)
- rocksdb_write_stress (cli)
- rocksdb_dump (alias)
- rocksdb_ldb (alias)
- rocksdb_repl_stress (alias)
- rocksdb_sanity_test (alias)
- rocksdb_sst_dump (alias)
- rocksdb_stress (alias)
- rocksdb_undump (alias)
- rocksdb_write_stress (alias)

## Dependencies

- gflags
- lz4
- snappy
- zstd

## Build dependencies

- cmake

## Uses from macOS

- bzip2

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 11.1.2
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-25
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb
- Upstream latest detected: v11.1.2 (current)

## Security Notes

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

- **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium
- generalized runtime or code generation signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** rocksdb
- **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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - librocksdb-dev - 9.10.0-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: librocksdb-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | persistent Key-Value Store for Flash and RAM Storage (development) | https://rocksdb.org/
- Debian apt - librocksdb9.10 - 9.10.0-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: librocksdb9.10 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | persistent Key-Value Store for Flash and RAM Storage | https://rocksdb.org/
- Debian apt - rocksdb-tools - 9.10.0-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: rocksdb-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | persistent Key-Value Store for Flash and RAM Storage (tools) | https://rocksdb.org/
- Nix - rocksdb: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ro/rocksdb/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - librocksdb-dev - 8.9.1-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: librocksdb-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | persistent Key-Value Store for Flash and RAM Storage (development) | https://rocksdb.org/
- Ubuntu apt - librocksdb8.9 - 8.9.1-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: librocksdb8.9 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | persistent Key-Value Store for Flash and RAM Storage | https://rocksdb.org/
- Ubuntu apt - rocksdb-tools - 8.9.1-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rocksdb-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | persistent Key-Value Store for Flash and RAM Storage (tools) | https://rocksdb.org/
- apk - rocksdb - 11.0.4-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rocksdb from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | persistent key-value store for fast storage environments | https://rocksdb.org
- apk - rocksdb-dev - 11.0.4-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rocksdb-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | persistent key-value store for fast storage environments (development files) | https://rocksdb.org
- apk - rocksdb-doc - 11.0.4-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rocksdb-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | persistent key-value store for fast storage environments (documentation) | https://rocksdb.org
- dnf - rocksdb - 11.1.1-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rocksdb from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | A Persistent Key-Value Store for Flash and RAM Storage | https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb
- dnf - rocksdb-devel - 11.1.1-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rocksdb-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | Development files for RocksDB | https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb
- dnf - rocksdb-tools - 11.1.1-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rocksdb-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | Utility tools for RocksDB | https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb
- pacman - rocksdb - 11.1.1-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: rocksdb from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Embedded key-value store for fast storage | https://rocksdb.org/
- zypper - librocksdb11 - 11.1.2-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: librocksdb11 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Shared library from rocksdb | https://rocksdb.org/
- zypper - rocksdb-devel - 11.1.2-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rocksdb-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Development package for RocksDB | https://rocksdb.org/


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## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/rocksdb.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/rocksdb.yml)


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