Install azcopy with Homebrew

Project links

• Homepage

Commands and aliases

• azcopy

Project history

The Azure/azure-storage-azcopy repository was created in December 2017 for the Go-based AzCopy v10 line. The first listed GitHub release is the v10.0.0 preview from August 2018, followed by a v10.1.0 general availability release in April 2019.

The official README defines AzCopy v10 as a command-line utility for copying data to and from containers and file shares in Azure Storage accounts, optimized for performance and throughput. It documents copy, sync, login, logout, jobs, remove, list, make, bench, load, and environment-inspection commands.

Over time the v10 line expanded beyond simple local-to-blob copies. The README documents support for Blob Storage, Azure Files SMB and NFS, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, service-to-service copies, AWS S3 to Azure Blob transfers, and Google Cloud Storage to Azure Blob transfers.

Adoption history

AzCopy is distributed as an official Microsoft/Azure binary and is also packaged through common workstation channels. The batch input lists Homebrew, Chocolatey, Pacman, Scoop, and WinGet packaging, which matches its role as both a developer workstation tool and an automation tool for Windows, macOS, and Linux environments.

The release cadence is active: the GitHub releases API shows v10.32.x releases in 2026, and the official changelog records ongoing feature work, dependency updates, performance fixes, and authentication changes. That continued churn matters because storage services, auth flows, and transfer scale requirements keep changing.

How it is used

Users primarily run `azcopy copy` for one-time transfers, `azcopy sync` for incremental replication, and `azcopy jobs` to inspect or resume prior work. Authentication can use Microsoft Entra ID login, SAS tokens, shared keys, service principals, or managed identity patterns depending on the transfer direction and storage service.

Operational users also tune AzCopy through environment variables such as `AZCOPY_CONCURRENCY_VALUE`, `AZCOPY_LOG_LOCATION`, and `AZCOPY_JOB_PLAN_LOCATION`. Microsoft documents these as configuration settings rather than as a single user config file.

Why package nerds care

AzCopy is package-nerd significant because it is a single-purpose official cloud binary with real operational weight. It is commonly installed outside SDKs, used by scripts directly, and expected to behave consistently across shells and operating systems.

It is also a good example of why package managers keep cloud CLIs current: auth libraries, service API versions, retry behavior, and filesystem edge cases can make old binaries fail in ways that look like storage problems.

Timeline

• 2017: Azure/azure-storage-azcopy repository created.
• 2018: AzCopy v10.0.0 preview release published.
• 2019: AzCopy v10.1.0 GA release published.
• 2024: v10.26 and v10.27 releases continue the active v10 line.
• 2026: v10.32.x releases published.

Related projects

• AzCopy is related to Azure Storage, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Azure Files, Microsoft Entra ID authentication, Amazon S3 migration paths, and Google Cloud Storage migration paths as documented in the official README and Microsoft Learn articles.

Sources

• GitHub releases API lists v10.0.0 preview on 2018-08-31, v10.1.0 GA on 2019-04-23, and v10.32.x releases in 2026.
• GitHub repository metadata: created_at 2017-12-19.
• Microsoft Learn documents AzCopy configuration through environment variables.
• Official README documents scope, command set, transfer directions, and supported cloud sources.
• Official changelog documents ongoing v10 development and operational fixes.
• input.source_facts.package-manager lists Homebrew, Chocolatey, Pacman, Scoop, and WinGet packaging.