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macOS

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brew install barman

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overview

Package summary

Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL

Project links

Commands and aliases

barman
barman-cloud-backup
barman-cloud-backup-delete
barman-cloud-backup-keep
barman-cloud-backup-list
barman-cloud-backup-show
barman-cloud-check-wal-archive
barman-cloud-restore
barman-cloud-wal-archive
barman-cloud-wal-restore
barman-wal-archive
barman-wal-restore

history

Project history and usage

Barman is EnterpriseDB's open-source Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL, a Python administration tool for physical backups, WAL archiving, point-in-time recovery, and cloud backup workflows.

Project history

The upstream README identifies Barman as a disaster-recovery tool for PostgreSQL servers, maintained by EnterpriseDB under GPL-3.0-or-later. It also records that the GitHub repository became the new home starting with version 2.13, replacing the legacy SourceForge repository.

Barman's documentation presents it as a tool for managing backups of multiple PostgreSQL servers in business-critical environments. Over time it has added streaming backup modes, WAL archiving helpers, cloud commands, snapshot support, export/import workflows, and restore features.

Adoption history

Barman is adopted by PostgreSQL operators who need backup catalogs, retention policies, WAL management, and recoverable physical backups outside the database server itself. Its presence in Linux distributions, Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, PyPI-linked docs, and EnterpriseDB documentation reflects use by both community and commercial PostgreSQL users.

How it is used

A typical Barman setup defines global and per-server configuration in barman.conf or barman.d snippets, grants PostgreSQL access using credentials such as .pgpass, archives WAL files with barman-wal-archive or streaming, and restores backups through barman restore or cloud restore commands.

Why package nerds care

Barman is package-nerd significant because it bridges PostgreSQL internals and system packaging: executable families for local and cloud backup, configuration directories, Python dependencies, PostgreSQL client tooling, and credential conventions all have to line up for reliable recovery.

Timeline

2011: EnterpriseDB copyright history begins for Barman.
Version 2.13: GitHub becomes the new upstream home, replacing the legacy SourceForge repository.
2024: Barman 3.12.0 continues the 3.x line with documented configuration and recovery workflows.
2026: Barman 3.19 adds and fixes cloud backup restore, cloud WAL restore, export/import, and parallel WAL-related behavior.

Related projects

Barman works with PostgreSQL server tools and concepts such as pg_basebackup, pg_receivewal, WAL archiving, archive_command, restore_command, rsync, SSH, object storage, and .pgpass credentials.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for barman. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

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: /etc/barman.conf~/.barman.conf/etc/barman.d/*.conf

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.pgpass

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`barman`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`barman-cloud-backup`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`barman-cloud-backup-delete`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`barman-cloud-backup-keep`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`barman-cloud-backup-list`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`barman-cloud-backup-show`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`barman-cloud-check-wal-archive`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`barman-cloud-restore`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`barman-cloud-wal-archive`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`barman-cloud-wal-restore`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`barman-wal-archive`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`barman-wal-restore`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.

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 generated2026-08-03

manager version3.19.1

manager updated2026-05-27

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:barman
Version	3.19.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://www.pgbarman.org/
Repository	https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/barman
Last updated	2026-05-27T15:28:03Z
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

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/barman.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
pkgdb category and tag curation

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