macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install packetbeatlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 6310
Install packetbeat with Homebrew, chocolatey, Nix
Lightweight Shipper for Network Data. Version 9.4.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-23. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#packetbeat.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#packetbeatnixpkgs package indexes · packetbeat · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install packetbeatChocolatey community package catalog · packetbeat · source: community.chocolatey.org
overview
Package summary
Lightweight Shipper for Network Data
Project links
Commands and aliases
- packetbeat
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.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Linux
/etc/packetbeat/packetbeat.yml- macOS
packetbeat.yml in the Packetbeat installation directory- Windows
C:\Program Files\Packetbeat\packetbeat.yml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Linux
Packetbeat keystore in the directory defined by path.data- macOS
Packetbeat keystore in the directory defined by path.data- Windows
Packetbeat keystore in the directory defined by path.data
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
packetbeat | 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 version9.4.4
manager updated2026-07-23
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:packetbeat |
|---|---|
| Version | 9.4.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.elastic.co/products/beats/packetbeat |
| Repository | https://github.com/elastic/beats |
| Last updated | 2026-07-23T10:28:45Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| 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.
Nix95%
packetbeat
nix profile install nixpkgs#packetbeat- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Packetbeat
Chocolatey95%
packetbeat
choco install packetbeat- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Packetbeat
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 configuration and credential file locations
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation