lakekeeper ☆

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Description:
Apache Iceberg REST Catalog

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.10.4@0 | Tracked Since: Oct 14, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Databases

Tags: data-lake iceberg rust catalog rest-api

Install: brew install lakekeeper

About:
Lakekeeper is an open-source Apache Iceberg REST Catalog implementation written in Rust. It provides a scalable and efficient metadata service for managing Iceberg tables, enabling seamless integration with various data processing engines. Its primary value is offering a robust, cloud-native catalog solution that simplifies data lakehouse governance.

Key Features:

Rust-based implementation for high performance and memory safety
Full support for the Apache Iceberg REST Catalog specification
Pluggable storage backends for metadata and warehouse data
Built-in authentication and authorization mechanisms

Use Cases:

Centralized metadata management for large-scale data lakes
Providing a unified catalog interface for Spark, Flink, and Trino
Building a vendor-neutral, open-source data lakehouse platform

Alternatives:

Nessie – Nessie provides Git-like semantics for data, while Lakekeeper focuses strictly on the Iceberg REST API standard.
AWS Glue Catalog – Glue is a managed AWS service, whereas Lakekeeper offers a self-hosted, cloud-agnostic alternative.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Oct 14, 2025 5:00pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	7d590917
Sep 15, 2025 3:13pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	f96636d0