macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install launch_socket_serverlocal Homebrew formula metadata
安装
其他安装命令
概览
软件包摘要
Bind to privileged ports without running a server as root
历史
项目历史与用法
launch_socket_server is a small macOS utility for accepting connections on privileged ports without running the application server as root. It sits between launchd and an unprivileged server, proxying launchd-activated sockets to a Unix-domain socket or local TCP port.
项目历史
The upstream repository was created on 2014-11-07 under Sam Stephenson's GitHub account and later appears in Homebrew metadata through Misty De Meo's maintained repository URL. The README is direct and narrow: the problem is binding ports below 1024 on OS X without root; the solution is to run the server through launch_socket_server.
采用历史
Adoption appears niche and macOS-specific. Homebrew packages it as a single executable for users who want launchd socket activation to front an unprivileged development or local service process.
使用方式
Users create a launch daemon plist that has launchd listen on a privileged port, then configure launch_socket_server to start the real server as a less-privileged user and pass the socket path through LAUNCH_PROGRAM_SOCKET_PATH.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
The package is interesting because it exposes a native macOS service-management pattern as a tiny command-line utility. It packages policy separation: let launchd own privileged binding, while application code runs without root.
时间线
- 2014: GitHub repository created on 2014-11-07.
- 2014: Repository pushed activity recorded through 2014-11-10.
- 2020s: Homebrew metadata packages the tool as launch_socket_server.
Related projects
- Related technologies include launchd, launch_activate_socket, Unix-domain sockets, local TCP proxying, and macOS launch daemon plists.
来源
安全态势
风险级别：orange
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service.
风险分类器
orange 风险 · 中 置信度 · infrastructure
原因
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- formula declares a Homebrew service
信号
- metadata:service
- text:server
安装行为
- formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
- formula 元数据声明了服务或守护进程块。
- Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 5 个平台目标。
- 构建元数据列出 1 个构建依赖。
建议审查
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local files
Configuration and credential file locations
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- macOS
/Library/LaunchDaemons/<identifier>.plist
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
launch_socket_server | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
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页面生成时间2026-11-04
管理器版本2.0.0
管理器更新时间2026-09-13
本地数据OK
上游当前
检测到的最新版本v2.0.0
https://github.com/mistydemeo/launch_socket_server
- OK没有生成新鲜度警告。
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:launch_socket_server |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 2.0.0 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/launch_socket_server |
| 主页 | https://github.com/mistydemeo/launch_socket_server |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/mistydemeo/launch_socket_server |
| 许可证 | MIT |
| 源码归档 | https://github.com/mistydemeo/launch_socket_server/archive/refs/tags/v2.0.0.tar.gz |
| 最后更新 | 2026-09-13T03:38:39Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| 构建依赖 | go |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_golden_gate, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | declared |
注册表事实
源数据库详情
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | launch_socket_server |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Requirements |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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来源线索
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View the package source record on GitHub.
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- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation