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Install spawn-fcgi with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, pacman, zypper, Nix

Spawn FastCGI processes. Version 1.6.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install spawn-fcgi.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install spawn-fcgi

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install spawn-fcgi

MacPorts ports tree · www/spawn-fcgi/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add spawn-fcgi

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · spawn-fcgi · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install spawn-fcgi

Debian stable package indexes · spawn-fcgi · source: deb.debian.org

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S spawn-fcgi

Arch Linux sync databases · spawn-fcgi · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install spawn-fcgi

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · spawn-fcgi · source: download.opensuse.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#spawn_fcgi

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

overview

Package summary

Spawn FastCGI processes

Commands and aliases

  • spawn-fcgi

history

Project history and usage

spawn-fcgi is a small lighttpd-family utility for starting FastCGI applications as separate processes.

Project history

Official lighttpd project pages describe spawn-fcgi as a tool that spawns FastCGI processes, binding IPv4, IPv6, or Unix-domain sockets and supporting operational features such as privilege separation, chroot, and supervision-oriented use.

Adoption history

The input package facts list spawn-fcgi in Homebrew, Alpine, Debian, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE packaging. That broad packaging reflects the classic Unix role of a small helper binary shared by many web-server and FastCGI deployment styles.

How it is used

Administrators use spawn-fcgi to start FastCGI backends independently from the web server, commonly binding a socket and dropping privileges before handing requests to an application server.

Why package nerds care

spawn-fcgi matters to package-manager culture because it is the sort of tiny, long-lived infrastructure tool that distributions keep around for init scripts, service managers, and legacy FastCGI stacks even as newer process managers such as systemd take over many deployments.

Timeline

  • 2009: lighttpd announced that spawn-fcgi had become a separate project outside the lighttpd 1.4 source tree.
  • 2020s: Official package metadata in the input shows continued packaging across multiple Unix-like distributions and Homebrew.

Related projects

  • Related projects include lighttpd, FastCGI applications, daemontools, runit, and systemd service units.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

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
spawn-fcgiexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

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 generated2026-08-03
manager version1.6.6
manager updated2026-07-04
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:spawn-fcgi
Version1.6.6
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi
Last updated2026-07-04T13:13:44+09:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

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%

spawn-fcgi 1.6.6-1

FastCGI process spawner

http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi

sudo apt install spawn-fcgi
  • Section: web
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spawn Fcgi
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: spawn-fcgi from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

spawn_fcgi

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

spawn-fcgi 1.6.4-2

FastCGI process spawner

http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi

sudo apt install spawn-fcgi
  • Section: universe/web
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spawn Fcgi
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: spawn-fcgi from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

spawn-fcgi 1.6.6-r0

Spawn FastCGI applications

https://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi/

sudo apk add spawn-fcgi
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: spawn-fcgi
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spawn Fcgi
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: spawn-fcgi from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

spawn-fcgi-doc 1.6.6-r0

Spawn FastCGI applications (documentation)

https://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi/

sudo apk add spawn-fcgi-doc
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: spawn-fcgi
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spawn Fcgi
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: spawn-fcgi-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

spawn-fcgi-openrc 1.6.6-r0

Spawn FastCGI applications (OpenRC init scripts)

https://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi/

sudo apk add spawn-fcgi-openrc
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: spawn-fcgi
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spawn Fcgi
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: spawn-fcgi-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

spawn-fcgi 1.6.6-1

A FastCGI process manager for web applications

https://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi/

sudo pacman -S spawn-fcgi
  • License: BSD
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spawn Fcgi
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: spawn-fcgi from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

spawn-fcgi 1.6.4-1.39

Spawn FastCGI applications independent of the webserver

http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/spawn-fcgi/

sudo zypper install spawn-fcgi
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Productivity/Networking/Web/Servers
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: spawn-fcgi
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spawn Fcgi
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: spawn-fcgi from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

spawn-fcgi

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

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