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FUSE-based file system backed by Amazon S3. Version 1.97 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install s3fs.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install s3fs

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install s3fs

MacPorts ports tree · fuse/s3fs/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install s3fs

Debian stable package indexes · s3fs · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#s3fs

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/s3/s3fs/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install s3fs

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · s3fs · source: download.opensuse.org

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S s3fs-fuse

Arch Linux sync databases · s3fs-fuse · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

FUSE-based file system backed by Amazon S3

Commands and aliases

  • s3fs

history

Project history and usage

s3fs is a FUSE filesystem client that exposes an Amazon S3 bucket through a mount point. It favors filesystem convenience and compatibility while documenting that S3 cannot provide all local-filesystem performance or POSIX semantics.

Project history

The project emerged by at least 2010, the copyright year stated by its official repository, as a FUSE-based way to mount Amazon S3 buckets. It developed support for the standard AWS credential file, its own passwd-s3fs format, S3-compatible services, multipart transfers, and mounting through fstab.

Adoption history

s3fs is packaged across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch Linux, Nix, MacPorts, and openSUSE according to source_facts.package-manager. The official README also documents packages for Fedora, Gentoo, RHEL/CentOS, FreeBSD, and macOS, indicating broad Unix-like distribution adoption.

How it is used

Users typically create or reuse an AWS credential file, secure it with owner-only permissions, and run `s3fs bucket /path/to/mountpoint`. Mounts can also be declared in `/etc/fstab`; non-AWS endpoints generally require an explicit URL and path-style requests. The official documentation warns about costly random writes, network-bound metadata operations, non-atomic renames, and the absence of hard links or cross-client coordination.

Why package nerds care

s3fs is a longstanding example of translating object storage into a familiar Unix filesystem interface. Package enthusiasts care about its interaction with FUSE implementations, platform-specific packaging, credential-file permissions, boot-time mounts, and the semantic gap between S3 objects and POSIX files.

Timeline

  • 2010: Copyright date recorded in the official repository.
  • 2025: Official release 1.97 published.

Related projects

  • The official README identifies goofys, s3backer, s3ql, YAS3FS, and CSI for S3 as related approaches. FUSE supplies the userspace filesystem layer, while Amazon S3 and compatible object stores supply storage.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for s3fs. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 2 platform targets.
  • Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.

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
/etc/fstab

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
${HOME}/.aws/credentials${HOME}/.passwd-s3fs/etc/passwd-s3fs

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
s3fscliglobal executable

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 generated2026-09-19
manager version1.97
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.97

https://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:s3fs
Version1.97
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/s3fs
Homepagehttps://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse/wiki
Repositoryhttps://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse
Upstream docshttps://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse/wiki
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse/archive/refs/tags/v1.97.tar.gz
Dependenciescurl, libfuse, libxml2, openssl@3
Build dependenciesautoconf, automake, pkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Names3fs
Version Scheme0
Revision1
Head VersionHEAD
Requirements
  • linux
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

s3fs 1.95-1

FUSE-based file system backed by Amazon S3

https://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse

sudo apt install s3fs
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: s3fs-fuse
  • 9 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: S3fs
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: s3fs from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

s3fs

nix profile install nixpkgs#s3fs
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: S3fs
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/s3/s3fs/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

s3fs 1.93-1build3

FUSE-based file system backed by Amazon S3

https://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse

sudo apt install s3fs
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: s3fs-fuse
  • 9 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: S3fs
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: s3fs from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
pacman95%

s3fs-fuse 1.97-1

FUSE-based file system backed by Amazon S3

https://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse/wiki

sudo pacman -S s3fs-fuse
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: S3fs
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: s3fs-fuse from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

s3fs 1.97-1.6

FUSE file system backed by Amazon S3 bucket

https://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse

sudo zypper install s3fs
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: System/Filesystems
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: s3fs
  • 7 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: S3fs
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: s3fs from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

s3fs

sudo port install s3fs
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: S3fs
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: fuse/s3fs/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • openssl@3Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • curlRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libxml2Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libfuseRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • autoconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • automakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • s3qlShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, filesystem, fuse, object-storage.
  • s5cmdShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, filesystem, s3, storage.
  • juicefsShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, filesystem, s3, storage.
  • geesefsShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, filesystem, fuse, object-storage.
  • s3-backerShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, fuse, s3, storage.
  • s3cmdShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, s3, storage.

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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation