# mapserver mit Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper, apt installieren

Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für mapserver in AI-Agent-Workflows.

## Installation

```sh
sudo av install brew:mapserver
```

Weitere Installationsbefehle:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install mapserver
```

  Evidenz: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install mapserver
```

  Evidenz: MacPorts ports tree: gis/mapserver/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add mapserver
```

  Evidenz: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mapserver from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install mapserver
```

  Evidenz: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mapserver from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#mapserver
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install mapserver
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install cgi-mapserver
```

  Evidenz: Debian stable package indexes: cgi-mapserver from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

## Paketfakten

- **Paketschlüssel:** brew:mapserver
- **Paketmanager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 8.6.5
- **Quellzusammenfassung:** Publish spatial data and interactive mapping apps to the web
- **Homepage:** <https://mapserver.org/>
- **Zuletzt aktualisiert:** 2026-07-12T05:27:39Z
- **Generiert:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- coshp (Alias)
- legend (Alias)
- map2img (Alias)
- mapserv (Alias)
- msencrypt (Alias)
- scalebar (Alias)
- shptree (Alias)
- shptreetst (Alias)
- shptreevis (Alias)
- sortshp (Alias)
- tile4ms (Alias)

## Installationsverhalten

- Bottle: nicht verfügbar

## Version und Aktualität

- Seite generiert: 2026-08-03
- Manager-Version: 8.6.5
## Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

MapServer is a long-running open-source web mapping engine for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications, administered in the OSGeo ecosystem and configured primarily through .map files.

### Projektgeschichte

OSGeo's project page says MapServer was originally developed in the mid-1990s at the University of Minnesota and is known as a fast open-source platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications to the web. The official GitHub repository credits Stephen Lime as the original author and notes major NASA funding through cooperative agreements with the University of Minnesota Department of Forest Resources.

MapServer predates many modern web-map stacks. It began as a C-based CGI-era map engine and grew into a standards-heavy server that can publish raster and vector data through OGC protocols. OSGeo lists support for GDAL/OGR data access, PROJ projections, WMS, WFS, WCS, SOS, GML, GeoJSON, KML, SLD, and related web mapping standards.

The current GitHub repository was created in April 2012, reflecting migration of an older project into GitHub-hosted development rather than the beginning of the software itself. Releases in the 8.6 line were still being published in 2025 and 2026, showing unusually long continuity for a web mapping engine.

### Adoptionsgeschichte

MapServer's adoption is institutional and infrastructure-oriented: public agencies, universities, and GIS teams use it to publish spatial services rather than to run a desktop UI. OSGeo says it is supported by a diverse group of organizations and administered by the MapServer Project Steering Committee.

The input package metadata lists MapServer packages across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, and openSUSE-style packaging. That broad packaging footprint is typical for mature GIS infrastructure with native dependencies and server deployment needs.

### Wie es verwendet wird

Users configure MapServer with mapfiles, conventionally named with a .map extension, then run tools such as mapserv, map2img, shp utilities, legend, scalebar, and related helpers. OSGeo's feature list specifically notes that MapServer is easily configured through .map files.

Package users care about both the CGI/server binary and the helper utilities. mapserv is the recognizable runtime, but tools such as map2img and shptree make it possible to test rendering and prepare data from the command line.

### Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

MapServer is package-nerd important because it is old, native, standards-heavy GIS infrastructure that still ships. It pulls together C, GDAL/OGR, PROJ, image libraries, optional scripting environments, and web-server deployment conventions.

It is also historically important as one of the classic open-source web mapping engines, surviving the transition from CGI map servers to modern OGC and tile-oriented web GIS stacks.

### Zeitleiste

- Mid-1990s: Project originated at the University of Minnesota.
- 1990s: NASA funding supported development through University of Minnesota forestry-related work.
- 2012: Current GitHub repository created.
- 2025: MapServer 8.6.0 released.
- 2026: MapServer 8.6.4 released.

### Related projects

- MapCache is listed by OSGeo as a MapServer sub-project for tile caching.
- GDAL/OGR and PROJ are central supporting geospatial libraries.
- GeoServer, MapGuide Open Source, and deegree are listed by OSGeo as similar web mapping projects.

### Quellen

- <https://api.github.com/repos/MapServer/MapServer>
- <https://api.github.com/repos/MapServer/MapServer/releases?per_page=5>
- <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer>
- <https://www.osgeo.org/projects/mapserver/>
- source_facts.executables
- source_facts.package-manager


## Sicherheitshinweise

Für mapserver wurde kein passendes lokales Secret-Handling-Manifest gefunden. Nucleus-Paketmetadaten bleiben hier veröffentlicht, damit künftige Abdeckung eine stabile Paket-URL hat.



## 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

- Unix: *.map
## Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

- Debian apt - cgi-mapserver - 8.4.0-4+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cgi-mapserver from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | CGI executable for MapServer | https://mapserver.org
- Debian apt - libmapscript-java - 8.4.0-4+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libmapscript-java from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Java library for MapServer | https://mapserver.org
- Debian apt - libmapscript-perl - 8.4.0-4+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libmapscript-perl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Perl MapServer module | https://mapserver.org
- Debian apt - libmapserver-dev - 8.4.0-4+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libmapserver-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Shared library development files for MapServer | https://mapserver.org
- Debian apt - libmapserver2t64 - 8.4.0-4+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libmapserver2t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Shared library for MapServer | https://mapserver.org
- Debian apt - mapserver-bin - 8.4.0-4+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mapserver-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | MapServer utilities | https://mapserver.org
- Debian apt - mapserver-doc - 8.4.0-4+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mapserver-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | documentation for MapServer | https://mapserver.org
- Debian apt - php-mapscript-ng - 8.4.0-4+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: php-mapscript-ng from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PHP MapServer module (SWIG) | https://mapserver.org
- Debian apt - python3-mapscript - 8.4.0-4+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: python3-mapscript from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Python library for MapServer | https://mapserver.org
- Nix - mapserver: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ma/mapserver/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - cgi-mapserver - 8.0.1-4ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cgi-mapserver from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | CGI executable for MapServer | https://mapserver.org
- Ubuntu apt - libmapscript-java - 8.0.1-4ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libmapscript-java from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Java library for MapServer | https://mapserver.org
- Ubuntu apt - libmapscript-perl - 8.0.1-4ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libmapscript-perl from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Perl MapServer module | https://mapserver.org
- Ubuntu apt - libmapserver-dev - 8.0.1-4ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libmapserver-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Shared library development files for MapServer | https://mapserver.org
- Ubuntu apt - libmapserver2t64 - 8.0.1-4ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libmapserver2t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Shared library for MapServer | https://mapserver.org
- Ubuntu apt - mapserver-bin - 8.0.1-4ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mapserver-bin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | MapServer utilities | https://mapserver.org


## Combined YAML source

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


## Quellen

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph