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Install s6-rc with Homebrew, apk

Process supervision suite. Version 0.7.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-13. Also installable with apk: sudo apk add s6-rc.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install s6-rc

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Process supervision suite

Commands and aliases

  • s6-rc
  • s6-rc-compile
  • s6-rc-db
  • s6-rc-dryrun
  • s6-rc-format-upgrade
  • s6-rc-init
  • s6-rc-repo-init
  • s6-rc-repo-list
  • s6-rc-repo-sync
  • s6-rc-set-change
  • s6-rc-set-commit
  • s6-rc-set-copy
  • s6-rc-set-delete
  • s6-rc-set-fix
  • s6-rc-set-install
  • s6-rc-set-new
  • s6-rc-set-status
  • s6-rc-update

history

Project history and usage

s6-rc is a dependency-aware service and machine-state manager layered on the s6 supervision suite.

Project history

s6-rc was created as the dependency-aware service-management layer for s6 systems. It manages both supervised long-running services and one-time state transitions, plus bundles that name groups of atomic services.

An initially planned 1.0.0.0 design proved too ambitious and was scaled back in favor of incremental development. Starting with 0.6.0.0, the suite added repository and set-management tools intended to help users and distributions organize source definitions and compiled service databases.

Adoption history

s6-rc serves systems built around the s6 supervision infrastructure and is packaged by Homebrew and Alpine according to source_facts.package-manager. Its documentation explicitly addresses distribution package upgrades: packages may ship service definitions, after which administrators compile and live-update the database.

How it is used

Administrators write directories describing longruns, oneshots, and bundles, compile them with `s6-rc-compile`, initialize live state with `s6-rc-init`, and request transitions with `s6-rc change`. `s6-rc-update` replaces a live compiled database without rebooting. Locations for source definitions, compiled databases, and live state are deployment choices or build-time defaults rather than one universal configuration file.

Why package nerds care

s6-rc is notable for separating declarative service definitions and offline dependency-graph compilation from online state changes. This architecture makes database formats, upgrade tooling, dependency closure, and package-supplied service definitions central concerns—precisely the details that interest init-system and distribution maintainers.

Timeline

  • 0.6.0.0: Repository and set-management commands were introduced for organizing service-definition sources and compiled databases.
  • 0.7.0.0: Added reload support and changed the compiled database format.

Related projects

  • s6 supplies the underlying supervision tree. skalibs and execline are required dependencies. The official site names anopa and nosh as comparable service-management work and recommends s6-frontend as a higher-level entry point.

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:sync

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 1 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.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
s6-rccliglobal executable
s6-rc-compilecliglobal executable
s6-rc-dbcliglobal executable
s6-rc-dryruncliglobal executable
s6-rc-format-upgradecliglobal executable
s6-rc-initcliglobal executable
s6-rc-repo-initcliglobal executable
s6-rc-repo-listcliglobal executable
s6-rc-repo-synccliglobal executable
s6-rc-set-changecliglobal executable
s6-rc-set-commitcliglobal executable
s6-rc-set-copycliglobal executable
s6-rc-set-deletecliglobal executable
s6-rc-set-fixcliglobal executable
s6-rc-set-installcliglobal executable
s6-rc-set-newcliglobal executable
s6-rc-set-statuscliglobal executable
s6-rc-updatecliglobal 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 version0.7.0.0
manager updated2026-09-13
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://skarnet.org/software/s6-rc/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:s6-rc
Version0.7.0.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/s6-rc
Homepagehttps://skarnet.org/software/s6-rc/
Upstream docshttps://skarnet.org/software/s6-rc/
LicenseISC
Source archivehttps://skarnet.org/software/s6-rc/s6-rc-0.7.0.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-09-13T13:52:04Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesexecline, s6, skalibs
Build dependenciespkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Names6-rc
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
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.

apk95%

s6-rc 0.7.0.0-r0

Service manager for s6-based systems

https://skarnet.org/software/s6-rc/

sudo apk add s6-rc
  • License: ISC
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: s6-rc
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: S6 Rc
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: s6-rc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

s6-rc-dev 0.7.0.0-r0

Service manager for s6-based systems (development files)

https://skarnet.org/software/s6-rc/

sudo apk add s6-rc-dev
  • License: ISC
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: s6-rc
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: S6 Rc
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: s6-rc-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

s6-rc-doc 0.7.0.0-r0

Service manager for s6-based systems (documentation)

https://skarnet.org/software/s6-rc/

sudo apk add s6-rc-doc
  • License: ISC
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: s6-rc
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: S6 Rc
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: s6-rc-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

s6-rc-libs 0.7.0.0-r0

Service manager for s6-based systems (libraries)

https://skarnet.org/software/s6-rc/

sudo apk add s6-rc-libs
  • License: ISC
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: s6-rc
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: S6 Rc
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: s6-rc-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

s6-rc-static 0.7.0.0-r0

Service manager for s6-based systems (static library)

https://skarnet.org/software/s6-rc/

sudo apk add s6-rc-static
  • License: ISC
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: s6-rc
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: S6 Rc
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: s6-rc-static from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

package graph

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

Related tools

  • execlineRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • s6Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • shepherdShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, init, service-management, service-manager, system.
  • jsvcShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, service-management, system, unix.
  • systemdShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, init, service-manager, system.
  • runitShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, init, system, unix.
  • monitShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, process-supervision, service-management, system, unix.
  • lunchyShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, service-management, system.

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