# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:nerdlog ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install nerdlog ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install nerdlog ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/nerdlog/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add nerdlog ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nerdlog from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#nerdlog ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ne/nerdlog/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:nerdlog - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 1.10.0 - **Source summary:** TUI log viewer with timeline histogram and no central server - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-26T19:43:15+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - nerdlog (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 1.10.0 ## 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 ### Sources - - - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - nerdlog: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ne/nerdlog/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - nerdlog - 1.10.0-r11: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nerdlog from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A fast, remote-first, multi-host log TUI, timeline histogram & no central server | https://github.com/dimonomid/nerdlog - apk - nerdlog-doc - 1.10.0-r11: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nerdlog-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A fast, remote-first, multi-host log TUI, timeline histogram & no central server (documentation) | https://github.com/dimonomid/nerdlog - MacPorts - nerdlog: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/nerdlog/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/nerdlog.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/nerdlog.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph