https://github.com/tversteeg/emplace

👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 Synchronize installed packages on multiple machines
https://github.com/tversteeg/emplace

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👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 Synchronize installed packages on multiple machines

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/tversteeg/emplace
Owner: tversteeg
License: agpl-3.0
Created: 2019-09-08T13:04:33.000Z (over 5 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2025-04-12T02:38:51.000Z (3 days ago)
Last Synced: 2025-04-12T03:30:03.340Z (3 days ago)
Topics: cli, configuration, dotfiles, git, multiple-machines, package-manager-tool, rust, synchronization-service
Language: Rust
Homepage:
Size: 996 KB
Stars: 273
Watchers: 5
Forks: 26
Open Issues: 17
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE

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README

        
emplace



   Command-line tool to mirror installed software on multiple machines.





   

   

   

   



   

   

   




## Features

- [x] Outputs a human-readable (RON) file to sync between machines: `.emplace`

- [x] Version control with git to automatically push & pull updates

- [x] Automatic prompt after installing a package

- [x] Integrates well with dotfiles repositories

- [x] Parses history file

- Package managers supported:

    | OS | Package Manager |

    | :---: | --- |

    |  | Apt |

    |  | GNU Guix |

    |  | Nix |

    |  | Pacman |

    |  | Paru |

    |  | RUA |

    |  | Yay |

    |  | Zypper |

    |  | Snap |

    |  | DNF/YUM |

    |  | Homebrew |

    |  | Pkg |

    |  | Chocolatey |

    |  | Scoop |

    |  | Cargo |

    |  | Cargo B(inary)Install |

    |  | Rustup Component |

    |  | Python Pip |

    |  | Python Pip 3 |

    |  | Node Package Manager |

    |  | Ruby Gem |

    |  | Go |

- Shells supported:

    | | Shell |

    | :---: | --- |

    |  | [Bash](#bash) |

    |  | [Zsh](#zsh) |

    |  | [Fish](#fish) |

    |  | [Nu](#nu) |

## Installation 

### Getting Started

1. Install the *emplace* binary:

   ### Windows

   

   #### Scoop

   

   ```sh

   scoop install emplace

   ```

   

   ### NixOS

   

   ```sh

   nix-env -iA nixos.emplace

   ```

   

   ### Linux, MacOS, Windows

   #### Rust

   

   ```sh

   cargo install emplace

   ```

   

   #### Binary

   

   Download the latest binary from [releases](https://github.com/tversteeg/emplace/releases) for your OS and put it somewhere in your PATH.

2. Add the init script to your shell's config file:

   #### Bash

   

   Add the following to the end of `~/.bashrc`:

   

   ```sh

   # ~/.bashrc

   

   source <(emplace init bash)

   ```

   #### Zsh

   

   Add the following to the end of `~/.zshrc`:

   

   ```sh

   # ~/.zshrc

   

   eval "$(emplace init zsh)"

   ```

   #### Fish

   Add the following to the end of `~/.config/fish/config.fish`:

	```sh

	# ~/.config/fish/config.fish

	emplace init fish | source

	```

   #### Nu

   Run the following in your shell:

	```sh

	emplace init nu | config set_into prompt

	```

3. Change the configuration file (optional)

   When you want to use a different configuration file from the default one you can change `emplace init $SHELL` with `emplace init $SHELL -c path/to/my/config.toml`.

   

   This will set the `EMPLACE_CONFIG="path/to/my/config.toml"` environment variable. This can be overwritten with `export EMPLACE_CONFIG="path/to/other/config.toml"` _after_ the init function, except in the Nu shell.

   

## Usage

### Mirroring Packages

Invoke the supported package manager of choice using the command line in a normal way and you will automatically be prompted to mirror the package, for example:

```sh

cargo install topgrade

# -- or --

cargo binstall zellij

# -- or --

rustup component add rustfmt

# -- or --

sudo apt install meld

# -- or --

pacman -S zsh

# -- or --

paru -S ventoy

# -- or --

rua install peek

# -- or --

yay -S thunar

# -- or --

sudo snap install scrcpy

# -- or --

npm install -g release

# -- or --

pip3 install --user termtosvg

# -- or --

choco install neovim

# -- or --

scoop install curl

# -- or --

nix-env -iA nixpkgs.nixfmt

# -- or --

brew install wget

# -- or --

sudo dnf install htop

# -- or --

guix install 0ad

# -- or --

gem install aasm-diagram

# -- or --

go get colorgo

# -- or --

pkg install nginx

```

### Synchronizing On Another Machine

Just invoke `emplace install`, and you will be prompted with the packages to install:

```sh

emplace install

```

### History Analysis

You can also parse history files, this will try to extract installation commands from each line.

#### Bash & Zsh

```sh

emplace history $HISTFILE

```

#### Fish

```sh

emplace history ~/.local/share/fish/fish_history

```

### Removing Synchronized Packages

Run `emplace clean` and select the packages you want to be cleaned, they won't be removed from your system.

### Creating and modifying config files

Run `emplace config --new` to create a new config and configure the repository or `emplace config --path` to retrieve the path to the configuration file.

## Development Status

This software isn't actively developed on by me anymore, I do however review and accept pull requests.

## Contributors

Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://allcontributors.org/docs/en/emoji-key)):

  

    

      
_{Logan Magee}
💻 🐛

      
_Vladimir
📦 💻 🐛 🚧 👀

      
_{Jozef Hollý}
🤔

      
_{Oleksii Filonenko}
💻 📦 👀

      
_x0f5c3
💻

      
_{Benjamin S. Leveritt}
🤔 🚧

      
_{Michael Borejdo}
🤔

    

    

      
_{Ken Tobias}
📦

      
_{Adam Stephens}
🐛

      
_omar
🐛

      
_5c0tt-b0t
🤔 🐛

      
_{Modded Gamers}
🐛

      
_{John Vandenberg}
🐛 🤔

      
_cryolithic
📦

    

    

      
_{Jeremy Smart}
📦

      
_{Rui Chen}
🚧

      
_{Alexander Zaitsev}
🚧

    

  

This project follows the [all-contributors](https://github.com/all-contributors/all-contributors) specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!

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