brew / rank 3289

Install plakar with Homebrew, apk, Nix, scoop

Create backups with compression, encryption and deduplication. Version 1.1.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-28. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#plakar.

Install command Security notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install plakar

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add plakar

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · plakar · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#plakar

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pl/plakar/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/plakar

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/plakar.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Create backups with compression, encryption and deduplication

Project links

Commands and aliases

plakar

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:backup,compress,encrypt

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: ~/.config/plakar/destinations.yml~/.config/plakar/sources.yml~/.config/plakar/stores.yml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.config/plakar/destinations.yml~/.config/plakar/sources.yml~/.config/plakar/stores.yml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`plakar`	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 version1.1.4

manager updated2026-07-28

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:plakar
Version	1.1.4
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://plakar.io
Repository	https://github.com/PlakarKorp/plakar
Last updated	2026-07-28T14:09:02+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.

Nix95%

plakar

nix profile install nixpkgs#plakar

normalized package name match
Matched by: Plakar

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pl/plakar/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

plakar 1.1.4-r1

backup solution powered by Kloset and ptar

https://plakar.io/

sudo apk add plakar

License: ISC
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: plakar
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Plakar

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: plakar from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

plakar-doc 1.1.4-r1

backup solution powered by Kloset and ptar (documentation)

https://plakar.io/

sudo apk add plakar-doc

License: ISC
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: plakar
normalized package name match
Matched by: Plakar

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: plakar-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

Scoop95%

extras/plakar

scoop install extras/plakar

normalized package name match
Matched by: Plakar

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/plakar.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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/plakar.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
external package-manager database matches
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation