install

Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install keydb

provider-native install command

overview

Package summary

Multithreaded fork of Redis

Project links

Commands and aliases

keydb-benchmark
keydb-check-aof
keydb-check-rdb
keydb-cli
keydb-sentinel
keydb-server

history

Project history and usage

KeyDB is a high-performance fork of Redis focused on multithreading, memory efficiency, high throughput, and Redis protocol compatibility. It is historically significant because it pursued technical changes that Redis users wanted for multi-core machines while trying to remain a drop-in replacement.

Project history

KeyDB started in early 2019 as an experiment to add multithreading support to Redis. Its maintainers turned that experiment into an open-source database with active replication, FLASH storage, subkey expiry, and MVCC features layered onto Redis-compatible commands, modules, transactions, and scripts.

The project joined Snap in May 2022. The announcement said Snap gave KeyDB a long-term home and merged the previously Enterprise codebase into one BSD-3-Clause open-source project.

Adoption history

KeyDB grew by appealing to Redis operators who wanted more throughput per node without forcing every deployment into sharding. The 2022 Snap announcement said the project had passed 3 million downloads since launch, showing adoption beyond a small fork experiment.

How it is used

Users deploy KeyDB as a Redis-compatible server, often testing it where single-node Redis CPU limits, active-active replication, or non-blocking scan behavior matter. The command-line package includes server, CLI, benchmark, sentinel, and database-check utilities mirroring familiar Redis operational workflows.

Why package nerds care

KeyDB is a classic package-manager fork story: same protocol and much of the same operational muscle memory, but a different performance architecture and governance path. For maintainers it also intersects with Redis-compatible alternatives such as Valkey, Dragonfly, and Redict after Redis licensing and ecosystem changes made fork lineage especially visible.

Timeline

2019: KeyDB began as an experiment to add multithreading support to Redis.
2019-08: KeyDB documentation described active replication for read/write replicas and simpler failover setups.
2019-10: KeyDB published benchmark-oriented documentation presenting it as a multithreaded Redis fork.
2022-05-12: KeyDB joined Snap and consolidated enterprise features into the BSD-licensed open-source project.
2024: Redis-compatible forks and alternatives became more prominent after Redis licensing changes, making KeyDB part of a broader replacement discussion.

Related projects

KeyDB is directly related to Redis, Redis Sentinel, Redis Cluster, Valkey, Dragonfly, and Redict. Its differentiators are multithreaded execution, active replication, MVCC-assisted scans, and compatibility with Redis clients and modules.

Sources

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: keydb.conf/etc/keydb/6379.conf

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`keydb-benchmark`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`keydb-check-aof`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`keydb-check-rdb`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`keydb-cli`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`keydb-sentinel`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`keydb-server`	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 version6.3.4

manager updated2026-08-02

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:keydb
Version	6.3.4
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://keydb.dev
Repository	https://github.com/Snapchat/KeyDB
Last updated	2026-08-02T01:26:52+09:00
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/keydb.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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