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overview

Package summary

Database server with interface to Kyoto Cabinet

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

ktremotemgr
ktremotetest
ktserver
kttimedmgr
kttimedtest
ktutilmgr
ktutilserv
ktutiltest

history

Project history and usage

Kyoto Tycoon is the network server companion to Kyoto Cabinet. It exposes Kyoto Cabinet databases over HTTP, REST-style methods, TSV-RPC, and an efficient binary protocol, with support for expiration, hot backup, update logging, asynchronous replication, Lua scripting, and pluggable services.

Project history

Kyoto Tycoon was developed by FAL Labs in the same 2009-2012 period as Kyoto Cabinet. Where Kyoto Cabinet solves embedded DBM storage, Kyoto Tycoon solves the multi-process and remote-access problem by putting a server process and client library in front of one or more Kyoto Cabinet databases.

The official specification explains the motivation plainly: Kyoto Cabinet is fast and concurrent inside a process, but users can run into trouble when multiple processes share a database or remote processes need access. Kyoto Tycoon is the server layer for that use case.

Adoption history

Kyoto Tycoon found a niche with users who wanted a Redis-like or memcached-like key-value service backed by Kyoto Cabinet's storage engines. Its HTTP protocol made non-C++ clients possible without linking to GPL libraries, and its memcached protocol plugin broadened compatibility.

How it is used

The package installs ktserver and remote-management utilities such as ktremotemgr. Common uses include cache servers, persistent key-value services, HTTP-accessible storage, replicated small databases, and Lua-extended operations close to the data.

Why package nerds care

Kyoto Tycoon matters to package nerds because it is the server half of a compact DBM stack: install Kyoto Cabinet for embedded storage, install Kyoto Tycoon when that storage needs a network protocol. It sits in the historical space between classic DBM files and popular daemonized key-value stores.

Timeline

2009-2012: The official Kyoto Tycoon homepage carries FAL Labs copyright dates for this development period.
2012-04-06: The official homepage shows this last-update date.
2012-05-25: The official fundamental specification shows this last-update date.
2014-12-02: Cloudflare described using Kyoto Tycoon to replicate data from PostgreSQL to edge data centers.

Related projects

Related projects include Kyoto Cabinet, Tokyo Cabinet, Tokyo Tyrant, Tkrzw-RPC, memcached, Redis-like key-value servers, Lua scripting, HTTP APIs, and DBM-backed cache/storage services.

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:database,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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`ktremotemgr`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ktremotetest`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ktserver`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`kttimedmgr`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`kttimedtest`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ktutilmgr`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ktutilserv`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ktutiltest`	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 version0.9.56

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:kyoto-tycoon
Version	0.9.56
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://dbmx.net/kyototycoon/
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:03:54-07:00
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

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source trail

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Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/kyoto-tycoon.yml

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