# Install postgis with Homebrew

Adds support for geographic objects to PostgreSQL. Version 3.6.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:postgis
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install postgis
```

  Evidence: provider-native install command

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:postgis
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 3.6.4
- **Source summary:** Adds support for geographic objects to PostgreSQL
- **Homepage:** <https://postgis.net/>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-25T13:38:02+02:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T00:40:33+00:00

## Executables

- create_upgrade.pl (alias)
- pgsql2shp (alias)
- pgtopo_export (alias)
- pgtopo_import (alias)
- postgis (alias)
- postgis_restore (alias)
- profile_intersects.pl (alias)
- raster2pgsql (alias)
- shp2pgsql (alias)
- test_estimation.pl (alias)
- test_geography_estimation.pl (alias)
- test_geography_joinestimation.pl (alias)
- test_joinestimation.pl (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 3.6.4

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for postgis. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.



## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/postgis.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/postgis.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- pkgdb category and tag curation