# Install rustic with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop

Fast, encrypted, and deduplicated backups powered by Rust. Version 0.11.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-03. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#rustic.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:rustic
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install rustic
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install rustic
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/rustic/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add rustic
```

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

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#rustic
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S rustic
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: rustic from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/rustic
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/rustic.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:rustic
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.11.3
- **Source summary:** Fast, encrypted, and deduplicated backups powered by Rust
- **Homepage:** <https://rustic.cli.rs>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-03T13:50:09Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- rustic (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.11.3

## Security Notes

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal


## 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

- Unix: /etc/rustic/rustic.toml, ~/.config/rustic/rustic.toml, rustic.toml
## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - rustic: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ru/rustic/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - rustic - 0.11.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rustic from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fast, encrypted, deduplicated backups | https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic
- apk - rustic-bash-completion - 0.11.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rustic-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for rustic | https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic
- apk - rustic-fish-completion - 0.11.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rustic-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for rustic | https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic
- apk - rustic-zsh-completion - 0.11.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rustic-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for rustic | https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic
- pacman - rustic - 0.11.3-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: rustic from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Fast, encrypted, deduplicated backups powered by Rust (reads and writes restic repos) | https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic
- MacPorts - rustic: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/rustic/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/rustic: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/rustic.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/rustic.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/rustic.yml)


## Sources

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