install

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macOS

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brew install stolon

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overview

Package summary

Cloud native PostgreSQL manager for high availability

Project links

Commands and aliases

stolon-keeper
stolon-proxy
stolon-sentinel
stolonctl

history

Project history and usage

stolon is a cloud-native PostgreSQL high-availability manager. It is packaged as a set of operational CLIs and daemons for people who want PostgreSQL streaming replication, failover control, and service routing in container or cloud environments.

Project history

The official README describes stolon as a PostgreSQL manager for high availability across Kubernetes, cloud IaaS, and older infrastructure. Simone Gotti's introduction, linked from the README, says the project was created after earlier HA approaches such as heartbeat, Pacemaker-style clusters, and shared storage proved awkward for cloud and container environments.

Adoption history

The project was framed from the start around cloud and container operations, using etcd, Consul, or the Kubernetes API as the cluster store. The README says the Homebrew formula exists but is unofficial and unsupported by the project, which is useful package-manager context: it is installable through Brew, but upstream still expects operators to check version and support status.

How it is used

stolon is composed of keeper, sentinel, proxy, and the `stolonctl` administrative client. Operators use those pieces to run PostgreSQL instances, monitor cluster state, calculate the desired cluster view, and route client connections to the current master.

Why package nerds care

stolon is interesting to package nerds because it packages a distributed PostgreSQL control plane into ordinary binaries. It sits at the intersection of database administration, Kubernetes-era service discovery, and classic Unix daemon packaging.

Timeline

2016: Simone Gotti publishes the linked introduction to stolon and its cloud-native PostgreSQL HA goals.
2016: README-era documentation presents keeper, sentinel, proxy, and `stolonctl` as the core components.
Current: Upstream README lists Homebrew availability while warning that the formula is unofficial and unsupported by the project.

Related projects

The project documentation names PostgreSQL streaming replication as its base and uses etcd, Consul, or Kubernetes as a highly available cluster store. The introduction also compares the problem space with repmgr and governor.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

text:cloud
text:sql

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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`stolon-keeper`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`stolon-proxy`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`stolon-sentinel`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`stolonctl`	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 version0.17.0

manager updated2026-07-26

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:stolon
Version	0.17.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://talk.stolon.io
Repository	https://github.com/sorintlab/stolon
Last updated	2026-07-26T04:03:46+02:00
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/stolon.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

Install stolon with Homebrew