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Install nerdlog with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix

TUI log viewer with timeline histogram and no central server. Version 1.10.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#nerdlog.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install nerdlog

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install nerdlog

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/nerdlog/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add nerdlog

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · nerdlog · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#nerdlog

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

overview

Package summary

TUI log viewer with timeline histogram and no central server

Commands and aliases

  • nerdlog

history

Project history and usage

Nerdlog is a remote-first terminal log viewer for querying logs across multiple machines over SSH without running a central log server. The public repository was created on 2025-04-20 and v1.0.0 was released on 2025-04-22, but the README says the tool was originally hacked together in 2022 and then cleaned up and open sourced in 2025.

Project history

The maintainer frames Nerdlog as loosely inspired by Graylog and Kibana, but intentionally avoiding their server-side setup. The README states the primary use case: reading system logs from `/var/log/messages`, `/var/log/syslog`, or `journalctl` across one or more remote hosts, including large log files around 1GB or more. It does remote-side analysis, transfers matching rows plus timeline histogram data, compresses most data in transit, and merges results into a single TUI.

GitHub metadata retrieved on 2026-07-01 showed about 1.5k stars and 39 forks. GitHub releases list v1.0.0 on 2025-04-22 and v1.10.0 on 2025-06-09, indicating a short but active public release window.

Adoption history

The adoption story is early and mostly source/community driven: GitHub stars, Hacker News and Reddit discussion, Homebrew/MacPorts/Alpine packaging, and the maintainer's own article and README. The Homebrew formula API reported stable version 1.10.0 and 10 install-on-request events in the prior 30 days when checked on 2026-07-01, so packaged usage is still small compared with the attention around the initial open-source release.

How it is used

Users run `nerdlog`, define local or SSH logstreams, filter with awk-like expressions or regular expressions, and use the timeline histogram to narrow the time range. It is aimed at operators who have SSH access to hosts and want Graylog/Kibana-like querying for plain system logs without deploying Elasticsearch, agents, collectors, or a log database.

Why package nerds care

Nerdlog is a useful package-nerd signal for the 'no server, just SSH and logs' school of operations tooling. It complements heavier log stacks by serving small fleets, personal infrastructure, and incident debugging where setup time matters more than centralized retention.

Timeline

  • 2022: Maintainer says the first version was hacked together to replace painfully slow Splunk setups.
  • 2025-04-20: GitHub repository created.
  • 2025-04-22: v1.0.0 released.
  • 2025-06-09: v1.10.0 released.

Related projects

  • Graylog
  • Kibana
  • Splunk
  • journalctl
  • syslog
  • SSH
  • gawk

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:server

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
nerdlogexecutableindexed 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 version1.10.0
manager updated2026-07-26
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:nerdlog
Version1.10.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://dmitryfrank.com/projects/nerdlog/article
Repositoryhttps://github.com/dimonomid/nerdlog
Last updated2026-07-26T19:43:15+02:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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Nix95%

nerdlog

nix profile install nixpkgs#nerdlog
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nerdlog
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ne/nerdlog/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

nerdlog 1.10.0-r11

A fast, remote-first, multi-host log TUI, timeline histogram & no central server

https://github.com/dimonomid/nerdlog

sudo apk add nerdlog
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nerdlog
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nerdlog
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nerdlog from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

nerdlog-doc 1.10.0-r11

A fast, remote-first, multi-host log TUI, timeline histogram & no central server (documentation)

https://github.com/dimonomid/nerdlog

sudo apk add nerdlog-doc
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nerdlog
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nerdlog
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nerdlog-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

nerdlog

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

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source trail

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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

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  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
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