# Install sqlite-rsync with Homebrew

SQLite remote copy tool. Version 3.53.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:sqlite-rsync
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install sqlite-rsync
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:sqlite-rsync
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 3.53.4
- **Source summary:** SQLite remote copy tool
- **Homepage:** <https://www.sqlite.org/>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-25T14:38:49Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- sqlite3_rsync (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 3.53.4
## Project history and usage

sqlite3_rsync is SQLite's database remote-copy tool. It exists for a package-manager audience that knows ordinary file synchronization is not automatically safe for live database files.

### Project history

The SQLite documentation describes sqlite3_rsync as a tool that makes a replica database become a copy of an origin database. It is part of the SQLite ecosystem and uses a bandwidth-efficient protocol similar to rsync while preserving SQLite consistency semantics.

### Adoption history

The input identifies a Homebrew formula named `sqlite-rsync`, reflecting the tool's packaging as a standalone command. SQLite's own documentation says the executable must be on PATH locally and, for remote synchronization, on the remote system's SSH PATH as well.

### How it is used

The basic command shape is `sqlite3_rsync ORIGIN REPLICA`. One side can use `USER@HOST:PATH`, SSH is used for communication, and the tool can copy from a live origin database while producing a consistent snapshot.

### Why package nerds care

Package nerds care because sqlite3_rsync fills a sharp operational gap: it gives SQLite users an installable CLI for safe, efficient database copies where generic rsync may produce inconsistent or corrupt results against a changing database.

### Timeline

- 2025: SQLite 3.50.0 removed earlier WAL-mode and same-page-size limitations from sqlite3_rsync.
- 2025: SQLite documentation notes protocol improvements in 3.50.0 that reduce bandwidth when origin and replica are already similar.
- Current: Homebrew packages the tool as `sqlite-rsync`.

### Related projects

- sqlite3_rsync is related to SQLite itself and to rsync conceptually, but its protocol and consistency behavior are SQLite-specific.

### Sources

- <https://www.sqlite.org/rsync.html - official sqlite3_rsync documentation.>
- <https://www.sqlite.org/src - official SQLite source repository.>
- source_facts.package-manager.brew - Homebrew formula name supplied in input.


## Security Notes

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



## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph