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Install bombardier with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, scoop

Cross-platform HTTP benchmarking tool. Version 2.0.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install bombardier.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install bombardier

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install bombardier

MacPorts ports tree · net/bombardier/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install bombardier

Debian stable package indexes · bombardier · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install bombardier

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · bombardier · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#bombardier

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/bo/bombardier/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/bombardier

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/bombardier.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Cross-platform HTTP benchmarking tool

Commands and aliases

  • bombardier

history

Project history and usage

bombardier is a Go-based HTTP(S) benchmarking command-line tool, positioned as a compact load generator for quick web-service performance checks. Its README emphasizes fasthttp as the default client for speed, with later support for Go's net/http client when HTTP/2 or stricter RFC behavior is needed.

Project history

The public repository history starts in May 2016 with an initial HTTP benchmarking implementation. Early tags moved quickly through v0.x releases in 2016, and the project later reached v1.x as a stable single-purpose benchmark utility.

The README documents a notable v1.1-era change: users could choose the net/http client in addition to fasthttp, trading some raw performance for HTTP/2 support and more standard HTTP behavior. The v2.0 series appeared in 2025 after the project had already become a small but established package-manager staple.

Adoption history

bombardier spread primarily through developer package managers rather than a large framework ecosystem. The input package metadata lists Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, and Scoop coverage, which is typical for a practical CLI used by operators and backend developers on multiple platforms.

How it is used

The usual workflow is to run bombardier with a connection count, request count or duration, and URL, then inspect request rate, latency distribution, HTTP status counts, errors, and throughput. It fills the same quick-check niche as tools such as ab, wrk, and hey.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, bombardier is a good example of the Go single-binary CLI wave: small upstream, easy cross-platform packaging, and valuable enough to appear in many package indexes. Its fasthttp versus net/http switch also captures the classic benchmark-tool tension between maximum throughput and protocol fidelity.

Timeline

  • 2016-05-29: Initial public commits for the HTTP benchmarking tool.
  • 2016-05-29: v0.1 tag appears in the Git repository.
  • 2016-10-26: v0.5 tag appears after several early 2016 releases.
  • 2020-10-15: v1.2.5 tag shows continued maintenance after the initial release period.
  • 2025-02-23: v2.0 and v2.0.1 tags appear.
  • 2025-03-04: v2.0.2 tag appears.

Related projects

  • fasthttp is a central implementation dependency called out by the README.
  • Go's net/http client is the alternative client path documented for HTTP/2 and standards-sensitive tests.
  • Comparable HTTP benchmark CLIs include ApacheBench, wrk, and hey.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:http

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

CommandKindExposureNote
bombardierexecutableindexed executableDiscovered 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 version2.0.2
manager updated2026-07-26
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:bombardier
Version2.0.2
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/codesenberg/bombardier
Repositoryhttps://github.com/codesenberg/bombardier
Last updated2026-07-26T10:56:34+02:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone 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%

bombardier 0.8.3+nmu4

The GNU Bombing utility

sudo apt install bombardier
  • Section: games
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bombardier
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: bombardier from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

bombardier

nix profile install nixpkgs#bombardier
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bombardier
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bo/bombardier/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

bombardier 0.8.3+nmu3

The GNU Bombing utility

sudo apt install bombardier
  • Section: universe/games
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bombardier
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: bombardier from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
dnf95%

bombardier 0.8.8-2.fc45

The GNU Bombing utility

http://packages.debian.org/stable/source/bombardier

sudo dnf install bombardier
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: bombardier
  • 5 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bombardier
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: bombardier from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

bombardier

sudo port install bombardier
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bombardier
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/bombardier/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop95%

main/bombardier

scoop install main/bombardier
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bombardier
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/bombardier.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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Used sources

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  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
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