# Install serf with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, pacman

Service orchestration and management tool. Version 0.10.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libserf-1-1.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:serf
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install serf
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add serf
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: serf from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install serf
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: serf from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#serf
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/se/serf/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S serf
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: serf from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:serf
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.10.4
- **Source summary:** Service orchestration and management tool
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/hashicorp/serf>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/hashicorp/serf>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-26T04:03:38+02:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- serf (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.10.4

## Security Notes

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - libserf-1-1 - 1.3.10-3+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libserf-1-1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | high-performance asynchronous HTTP client library | https://serf.apache.org/
- Debian apt - libserf-dev - 1.3.10-3+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libserf-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | high-performance asynchronous HTTP client library headers | https://serf.apache.org/
- Debian apt - serf - 0.10.1-1+b14: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: serf from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Service orchestration and management tool | https://www.serfdom.io
- Nix - serf: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/se/serf/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - libserf-1-1 - 1.3.10-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libserf-1-1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | high-performance asynchronous HTTP client library | https://serf.apache.org/
- Ubuntu apt - libserf-dev - 1.3.10-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libserf-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | high-performance asynchronous HTTP client library headers | https://serf.apache.org/
- Ubuntu apt - serf - 0.10.1-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: serf from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Service orchestration and management tool | https://www.serfdom.io
- apk - serf - 1.3.10-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: serf from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | High-Performance Asynchronous HTTP Client Library | https://serf.apache.org/
- apk - serf-dev - 1.3.10-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: serf-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | High-Performance Asynchronous HTTP Client Library (development files) | https://serf.apache.org/
- pacman - serf - 1.3.10-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: serf from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | High-performance asynchronous HTTP client library | https://serf.apache.org


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/serf.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/serf.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph