macOS
brew install launch_socket_serverlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Installation
brew install launch_socket_serverlocal Homebrew formula metadata
Überblick
Bind to privileged ports without running a server as root
Verlauf
launch_socket_server is a small macOS utility for accepting connections on privileged ports without running the application server as root. It sits between launchd and an unprivileged server, proxying launchd-activated sockets to a Unix-domain socket or local TCP port.
The upstream repository was created on 2014-11-07 under Sam Stephenson's GitHub account and later appears in Homebrew metadata through Misty De Meo's maintained repository URL. The README is direct and narrow: the problem is binding ports below 1024 on OS X without root; the solution is to run the server through launch_socket_server.
Adoption appears niche and macOS-specific. Homebrew packages it as a single executable for users who want launchd socket activation to front an unprivileged development or local service process.
Users create a launch daemon plist that has launchd listen on a privileged port, then configure launch_socket_server to start the real server as a less-privileged user and pass the socket path through LAUNCH_PROGRAM_SOCKET_PATH.
The package is interesting because it exposes a native macOS service-management pattern as a tiny command-line utility. It packages policy separation: let launchd own privileged binding, while application code runs without root.
Sicherheitslage
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service.
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Executables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
launch_socket_server | Executable | indexiertes Executable | Aus dem lokalen Executable-Index erkannt. |
Aktualität
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Installationsmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:launch_socket_server |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/mistydemeo/launch_socket_server |
| Repository | https://github.com/mistydemeo/launch_socket_server |
| Bottle | nicht erfasst |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
Quellspur
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