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Cross-language distributed transaction manager. Version 1.19.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29.
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Package summary
Cross-language distributed transaction manager
Project links
Commands and aliases
- dtm
- dtm-qs
history
Project history and usage
DTM is a Go-origin distributed transaction manager for microservice systems. Its niche is cross-service data consistency: the project presents saga, TCC, XA, two-phase message, outbox, and workflow patterns behind one transaction service with SDKs for several languages.
Project history
The public GitHub repository was created in 2021 and the official documentation describes DTM as a distributed transaction framework in Go. The README and documentation emphasize that the server can coordinate transaction branches over HTTP or gRPC and can use storage backends such as MySQL, Redis, BoltDB, PostgreSQL, and others.
The project grew around the operational problem of making distributed transactions usable in polyglot microservice deployments. Its examples and quick-start material center on common business flows such as inter-bank transfers, orders, flash sales, cache consistency, and event publishing.
Adoption history
DTM's README and documentation include a 'Who's using DTM' page listing organizations such as Tencent and ByteDance as users. Homebrew packaging gives it a small but useful macOS/Linux CLI distribution channel, with the formula tracking the upstream GitHub tags.
How it is used
Users typically run the `dtm` service, point application SDKs at it, and model business operations as saga, TCC, XA, workflow, or message transactions. The project also ships `dtm-qs` for quick-start workflows. Configuration is optional for simple runs, with `conf.sample.yml` documenting storage, ports, timeouts, logging, and microservice discovery settings.
Why package nerds care
For package people, DTM is notable because it packages a distributed-systems coordination service as a normal installable CLI/server rather than just a Go library. It also sits at the intersection of Go services, language SDKs, database drivers, and package-manager distribution, which makes it a compact example of modern infrastructure tooling leaving the language ecosystem and entering system package indexes.
Timeline
- 2021: Public dtm-labs/dtm GitHub repository created.
- 2021 onward: Project documentation describes saga, TCC, XA, two-phase message, outbox, and workflow support.
- 2020s: Homebrew formula distributes the `dtm` and `dtm-qs` executables from upstream GitHub releases.
Related projects
- DTM documentation and repository topics place it near Seata, workflow engines, outbox/message-transaction implementations, and Go microservice frameworks such as go-zero and Kratos. The project also maintains quick-start and example repositories under the dtm-labs organization.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
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./conf.yml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
dtm | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
dtm-qs | 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 version1.19.0
manager updated2026-07-29
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dtm |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.19.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://en.dtm.pub/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/dtm-labs/dtm |
| Last updated | 2026-07-29T17:00:36+09:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
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