macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install kitchen-synclocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 10455
Install kitchen-sync with Homebrew, Nix, chocolatey
Fast efficiently sync database without dumping & reloading. Version 2.21 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#ks.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ksnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ks/ks/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install KSChocolatey community package catalog · KS · source: community.chocolatey.org
overview
Package summary
Fast efficiently sync database without dumping & reloading
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ks
- ks_mysql
- ks_postgresql
history
Project history and usage
Kitchen Sync is a command-line database synchronization tool focused on making or updating a unidirectional database copy without dumping and reloading the entire source.
Project history
The repository README frames Kitchen Sync around fast logical synchronization for developer, test, remote-office, and cross-database copy workflows. It supports MySQL-family databases and PostgreSQL, can work over SSH, can synchronize only changed data, and can filter sensitive columns as data is copied.
Adoption history
Kitchen Sync has a modest but concrete package footprint, with the input facts listing Homebrew, Chocolatey, and Nix packaging. That distribution profile fits an operations-oriented CLI used by developers and database teams rather than a broad framework community.
How it is used
Users run `ks` with source and target database URLs, optional filters, and worker settings to update a target database. The README example shows cross-engine synchronization from MySQL to PostgreSQL with a filtering file.
Why package nerds care
Kitchen Sync is interesting as a small systems package because it addresses a dull but costly workflow: refreshing large database copies without the time, write amplification, and downtime of full dump-and-load cycles.
Timeline
- 2020-03-14: GitHub release candidates 2.0rc1 through 2.0rc3 were published.
- 2023-10-29: GitHub release v2.19 was published.
- 2023-10-30: GitHub release v2.20 was published.
- 2025-04-15: GitHub release v2.21 was published.
Related projects
- Kitchen Sync is related by use case to database dump/restore tooling, logical replication workflows, SSH tunneling, MySQL, MariaDB, Percona Server, and PostgreSQL.
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:sync,database,sql
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
ks | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
ks_mysql | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
ks_postgresql | 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 version2.21
manager updated2026-06-25
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:kitchen-sync |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.21 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/willbryant/kitchen_sync |
| Repository | https://github.com/willbryant/kitchen_sync |
| Last updated | 2026-06-25T13:37:47+02:00 |
| 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.
Nix92%
ks
nix profile install nixpkgs#ks- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Ks
Chocolatey92%
KS
choco install KS- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Ks
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
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation