macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install electriclocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install electricMacPorts ports tree · graphics/electric/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 3781
Install electric with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts
Real-time sync for Postgres. Version 1.7.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-30. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install electric.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install electricDebian stable package indexes · electric · source: deb.debian.org
overview
Package summary
Real-time sync for Postgres
Project links
Commands and aliases
- electric
history
Project history and usage
Electric is an open-source Postgres sync engine. It focuses on syncing data out of Postgres into local clients over HTTP, using Shapes for partial replication and client libraries or framework integrations for consumption.
Project history
The electric-sql/electric repository was created in June 2022. The project grew around the local-first application problem: keeping local UI state fast while retaining Postgres as the source database.
Electric's own 1.0 release notes describe a major 2024 rebuild that made the sync engine simpler, faster, more reliable, and more scalable. The project reached beta in December 2024 and then announced 1.0 general availability in March 2025 with stable APIs for the core sync service.
Adoption history
Electric's adoption story is tied to production local-first and real-time workloads rather than traditional database administration. The 1.0 announcement cites production users, managed Electric Cloud, open-source users, and workloads that process large volumes of sync traffic.
The project has also broadened through integrations and examples: the official docs list TypeScript clients, React integration, framework integrations, deployment guides, demos, and the related PGlite project.
How it is used
A typical Electric setup runs the sync service in front of a Postgres database with logical replication enabled and a `DATABASE_URL`. Clients consume the HTTP API directly or through libraries such as the TypeScript client and React hooks.
Developers use Electric when they want local-first or real-time application behavior without writing their own fan-out, partial replication, and data delivery layer. The README highlights Shapes as the primitive for selecting the subset of Postgres data to sync.
Why package nerds care
Electric is package-nerd interesting because it packages database synchronization as a developer-service CLI/runtime rather than a framework-only library. It sits at the intersection of Postgres, local-first apps, HTTP APIs, client packages, and deployment tooling.
Timeline
- 2022: GitHub repository created.
- 2024: Electric rebuilt around a simpler, faster sync engine.
- 2024: Beta announced with production users and updated docs.
- 2025: Electric 1.0 released with stable sync service APIs.
Related projects
- Electric is related to Postgres logical replication, PGlite, TanStack integrations, Phoenix integrations, local-first data libraries, and real-time sync systems such as Replicache or custom WebSocket fan-out services.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for electric. 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
electric | 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 version1.7.9
manager updated2026-07-30
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:electric |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.7.9 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://electric-sql.com |
| Repository | https://github.com/electric-sql/electric |
| Last updated | 2026-07-30T12:26:58Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
electric 9.07+dfsg-7
electrical CAD system
http://www.staticfreesoft.com/productsFree.html
sudo apt install electric- Section: electronics
- Architecture: all
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Electric
Ubuntu apt95%
electric 9.07+dfsg-7
electrical CAD system
http://www.staticfreesoft.com/productsFree.html
sudo apt install electric- Section: universe/electronics
- Architecture: all
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Electric
MacPorts95%
electric
sudo port install electric- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Electric
source trail
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
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- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
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- pkg.so package database
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