# Install snapraid with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper, scoop
Backup program for disk arrays. Version 14.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-19. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install snapraid.
## Install
```sh
sudo av install brew:snapraid
```
Additional install commands:
### macOS
- Homebrew (100%):
```sh
brew install snapraid
```
Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata
- MacPorts (94%):
```sh
sudo port install snapraid
```
Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/snapraid/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
### Linux
- apk (92%):
```sh
sudo apk add snapraid
```
Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: snapraid from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
- Debian apt (92%):
```sh
sudo apt install snapraid
```
Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: snapraid from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
- dnf (92%):
```sh
sudo dnf install snapraid
```
Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: snapraid from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
- Nix (92%):
```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#snapraid
```
Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sn/snapraid/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- zypper (92%):
```sh
sudo zypper install snapraid
```
Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: snapraid from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
### Windows
- Scoop (92%):
```sh
scoop install main/snapraid
```
Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/snapraid.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
## Package facts
- **Package key:** brew:snapraid
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 14.9
- **Source summary:** Backup program for disk arrays
- **Homepage:**
- **Repository:**
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-19T21:12:18Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00
## Executables
- snapraid (alias)
## Install behavior
- Bottle: not available
## Freshness
- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 14.9
## Project history and usage
SnapRAID is a backup and redundancy program for disk arrays, aimed especially at large collections of files that do not change frequently. It stores parity information and hashes data for recovery and integrity checking.
### Project history
The public GitHub repository was created in 2014. The official manual describes SnapRAID as a hybrid between RAID and backup: it can recover from disk failures, detect silent corruption, and work with existing file systems and differently sized disks.
### Adoption history
SnapRAID has broad package-manager reach because it is a single CLI tool useful to home NAS and media-center users. The supplied package facts list Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Alpine, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Scoop, and openSUSE packaging.
### How it is used
Users define data disks, parity files, and content files in snapraid.conf, then run commands such as sync, scrub, check, fix, diff, status, and smart. The manual documents default Unix and Windows configuration locations.
### Why package nerds care
SnapRAID is notable in packaging because it spans Unix-like systems and Windows, has clear default config-file conventions, and solves a storage-administration problem without requiring a kernel filesystem or RAID stack.
### Timeline
- 2014: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2026: Official site and repository metadata show active maintenance.
### Related projects
- The official site positions SnapRAID alongside RAID and backup approaches, with a companion daemon and UI documented on the same site.
### Sources
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- source_facts.package-manager
## 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: /usr/local/etc/snapraid.conf, /etc/snapraid.conf
- Windows: snapraid.conf
## Other Package-Manager Records
- Debian apt - snapraid - 12.4-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: snapraid from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | backup program for disk arrays | https://github.com/amadvance/snapraid
- Nix - snapraid: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sn/snapraid/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - snapraid - 12.3-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: snapraid from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | backup program for disk arrays | https://github.com/amadvance/snapraid
- apk - snapraid - 14.8-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: snapraid from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A backup program for disk arrays | https://www.snapraid.it
- apk - snapraid-doc - 14.8-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: snapraid-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A backup program for disk arrays (documentation) | https://www.snapraid.it
- dnf - snapraid - 14.1-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: snapraid from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Disk array backup for many large rarely-changed files | https://www.snapraid.it/
- zypper - snapraid - 14.9-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: snapraid from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Disk array backup for many large rarely-changed files | https://github.com/amadvance/snapraid
- MacPorts - snapraid: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/snapraid/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/snapraid: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/snapraid.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/snapraid.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/snapraid.yml)
## Sources
- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph