macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Install ferron with Homebrew, Nix
Fast, memory-safe web server written in Rust. Version 2.8.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-17. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#ferron.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ferronnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fe/ferron/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Fast, memory-safe web server written in Rust
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ferron
history
Project history and usage
Ferron is a Rust web server focused on modern HTTP serving, configuration, and automatic TLS.
Project history
The official GitHub repository was created in 2025 and describes Ferron as a fast, modern, easily configurable web server with automatic TLS.
Adoption history
The input package metadata shows Ferron packaged by Homebrew and Nix. Official GitHub metadata also shows substantial repository interest for a young web-server project.
How it is used
Package users install the `ferron` executable and run it with the documented command interface; the official command reference documents `./ferron.kdl` as the default configuration file.
Why package nerds care
Ferron is significant to package users as a new Rust-based web server distributed as a single CLI, competing in the same operational space as lightweight reverse proxies and static/file-serving servers.
Timeline
- 2025: Official GitHub repository created.
- 2026: Official GitHub release metadata lists version 2.8.1.
- 2026: Repository metadata shows active maintenance.
Related projects
- Rust is the implementation language identified by official repository topics and package metadata.
- Automatic TLS and HTTP serving put Ferron near web-server and reverse-proxy tooling.
Sources
- Official Ferron documentation.
- Official GitHub release metadata.
- Official GitHub repository metadata for ferronweb/ferron.
- input.source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:server
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
./ferron.kdl
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ferron | 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 version2.8.1
manager updated2026-06-17
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ferron |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.8.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.ferronweb.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/ferronweb/ferron |
| Last updated | 2026-06-17T15:28:33Z |
| 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.
Nix95%
ferron
nix profile install nixpkgs#ferron- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ferron
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation