macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install beanstalkdlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install beanstalkdMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/beanstalkd/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 5834
Install beanstalkd with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix
Generic work queue originally designed to reduce web latency. Version 1.13 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install beanstalkd.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add beanstalkdAlpine Linux edge package indexes · beanstalkd · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install beanstalkdDebian stable package indexes · beanstalkd · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install beanstalkdFedora Rawhide package metadata · beanstalkd · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#beanstalkdnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/be/beanstalkd/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Generic work queue originally designed to reduce web latency
Project links
Commands and aliases
- beanstalkd
history
Project history and usage
beanstalkd is a simple, fast general-purpose work-queue daemon with an ASCII TCP protocol and a small command-line operational surface.
Project history
The official homepage says Philotic, Inc. developed Beanstalk to improve response time for the Causes on Facebook application, which had more than 9.5 million users. The original goal was reducing high-volume web-page latency by moving expensive work into asynchronous jobs.
The project took inspiration from memcached for simple protocol design and documentation structure. Its core model stayed deliberately small: clients put jobs into tubes, workers reserve jobs, and jobs move through ready, delayed, reserved, and buried states.
Adoption history
beanstalkd became a classic lightweight queue option because it was easy to package, run, and bind from application languages. The homepage links to client libraries and production-administration files, while the supplied metadata shows packages across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, and related Unix distributions.
Unlike heavier broker stacks, beanstalkd's no-config default and simple TCP protocol made it attractive for applications that needed a durable-ish work queue without adopting a full messaging platform.
How it is used
The homepage states that beanstalkd has no configuration file and only a handful of command-line options. A common deployment starts one or more daemons listening on TCP port 11300.
The protocol document defines producer and worker operations such as put, reserve, delete, release, bury, kick, use, watch, and ignore. Jobs live in tubes, and the server treats job bodies as opaque bytes.
Why package nerds care
beanstalkd is package-nerd catnip because it is tiny infrastructure: install one daemon, open one TCP port, speak a readable protocol, and you have a usable background-job queue.
It represents a pre-cloud style of infrastructure package that still ages well: no service mesh, no cluster controller, no mandatory config file, just a small C daemon and a documented protocol.
Timeline
- 2008: The official GitHub repository was created for beanstalkd.
- Early project history: Philotic developed Beanstalk for Causes on Facebook to reduce latency by moving slow work out of page views.
- 2023: The homepage links to beanstalkd 1.13 release notes.
- 2025: The official repository remained active with recent pushes visible in GitHub metadata.
Related projects
- memcached is explicitly credited by the homepage as inspiration for protocol simplicity and documentation style.
- The beanstalkd wiki tracks client libraries for application languages that speak the protocol.
Sources
- https://beanstalkd.github.io/
- https://github.com/beanstalkd/beanstalkd#readme
- https://github.com/beanstalkd/beanstalkd/blob/master/doc/protocol.txt
- input.json source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: orange
formula declares a Homebrew service.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- formula declares a Homebrew service
Signals
- metadata:service
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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
beanstalkd | executable | indexed executable | Discovered 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 version1.13
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:beanstalkd |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.13 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://beanstalkd.github.io/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/beanstalkd/beanstalkd |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none 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%
beanstalkd 1.13-1
simple, in-memory, workqueue service
https://github.com/beanstalkd/beanstalkd
sudo apt install beanstalkd- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Beanstalkd
Nix95%
beanstalkd
nix profile install nixpkgs#beanstalkd- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Beanstalkd
Ubuntu apt95%
beanstalkd 1.12-2
simple, in-memory, workqueue service
https://github.com/beanstalkd/beanstalkd
sudo apt install beanstalkd- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Beanstalkd
apk95%
beanstalkd 1.13-r1
Beanstalk is a simple, fast work queue
https://kr.github.io/beanstalkd/
sudo apk add beanstalkd- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: beanstalkd
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Beanstalkd
apk95%
beanstalkd-doc 1.13-r1
Beanstalk is a simple, fast work queue (documentation)
https://kr.github.io/beanstalkd/
sudo apk add beanstalkd-doc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: beanstalkd
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Beanstalkd
apk95%
beanstalkd-openrc 1.13-r1
Beanstalk is a simple, fast work queue (OpenRC init scripts)
https://kr.github.io/beanstalkd/
sudo apk add beanstalkd-openrc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: beanstalkd
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Beanstalkd
dnf95%
beanstalkd 1.10-29.fc45
A simple, fast work-queue service
http://kr.github.io/beanstalkd/
sudo dnf install beanstalkd- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: beanstalkd
- 5 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Beanstalkd
MacPorts95%
beanstalkd
sudo port install beanstalkd- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Beanstalkd
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation