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Project generator for Rust backend projects. Version 0.0.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
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overview
Package summary
Project generator for Rust backend projects
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gerust
history
Project history and usage
Gerust is a Mainmatter project generator for Rust backend services. It codifies an axum, SQLx, PostgreSQL, and Cargo-workspace reference layout while leaving the generated application code under the developer's control.
Project history
Mainmatter introduced Gerust as tooling around a specific Rust backend architecture rather than as a runtime framework. Its documentation describes the name as a play on the German word Geruest and Rust, and presents the tool as a way to remove repeated setup work from service projects.
Adoption history
Gerust's adoption evidence is mostly limited to its official repository, documentation, crate-style installation path, and Homebrew formula. It fits the Rust web-service ecosystem around axum, SQLx, PostgreSQL, tracing, Docker-backed development databases, and Cargo workspaces.
How it is used
Practitioners use the `gerust` command to create either minimal API-server projects or database-backed service projects. The generated workspace separates web, configuration, database, macro, and CLI responsibilities and includes conventions for migrations, test database isolation, tracing, and error handling.
Why package nerds care
For package users, Gerust is notable because it is a generator with no runtime dependency in the generated project. Installing it via Cargo or Homebrew gives a reproducible starting point for a Rust backend without adding a framework dependency that remains in the deployed service.
Timeline
- 2023: The public GitHub repository for Gerust was created.
- 2025: Early public releases were tagged in the repository.
Related projects
- Gerust-generated projects are built around axum, SQLx, PostgreSQL, tracing, and Cargo workspaces.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
gerust | 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 version0.0.6
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gerust |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://gerust.rs/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/mainmatter/gerust |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:03:27-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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 package history
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation