macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install stuntmanlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install stuntman with Homebrew, Nix, zypper
Implementation of the STUN protocol. Version 1.2.16 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-11. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#stuntman.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#stuntmannixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/st/stuntman/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install stuntmanopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · stuntman · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Implementation of the STUN protocol
Project links
Commands and aliases
- stunclient
- stunserver
- stuntestcode
history
Project history and usage
STUNTMAN is an open source STUN server, client, and library implementation used for NAT traversal testing and services.
Project history
The official site describes STUNTMAN as an implementation of STUN for RFCs 5389, 5769, and 5780, with backward compatibility for RFC 3489. The GitHub README identifies John Selbie as the author and describes the package as C++ server and client code.
SourceForge project metadata records the project as registered on 2012-02-08, and the official file history shows early 1.1.x and 1.2.x tarballs through the 2010s. The GitHub README shows version 1.2.17 dated 2024-06-30.
Adoption history
The input package facts list STUNTMAN in Homebrew, Nix, and openSUSE/Zypper. That is modest but meaningful adoption for a specialized network protocol tool.
The official site publishes source packages, Windows binaries, older macOS binaries, and a public STUN service, which made the project usable both as installable software and as a reference service for clients.
How it is used
The package provides stunserver, stunclient, and stuntestcode. The README says running stunserver without arguments listens on port 3478 on all adapters, while stunclient can query a STUN server to inspect observed public addressing.
The server supports UDP and TCP over IPv4 and IPv6, basic and full modes, and optional JSON configuration through --configfile when multiple protocol or IP-family configurations need to run in one process.
Why package nerds care
STUNTMAN matters to package nerds because it is a practical, buildable STUN reference package: a server, client, tests, man-style docs, and portable C++ source that distributions can ship without a larger VoIP stack.
For NAT traversal debugging, having stunclient and stunserver available from a package manager is valuable because it turns a WebRTC/VoIP protocol dependency into a simple command-line diagnostic.
Timeline
- 2012: SourceForge records the STUNTMAN project as registered on 2012-02-08.
- 2012: SourceForge file history lists STUNTMAN 1.2.0 on 2012-12-12.
- 2017: SourceForge listed STUNTMAN 1.2.11 with RFC 5389, 5769, 5780, and legacy RFC 3489 compatibility.
- 2024: The GitHub README identifies version 1.2.17 dated 2024-06-30.
Related projects
- The official site links related NAT traversal projects such as Pion, libnice, and JSTUN.
- coturn is a related STUN/TURN server commonly packaged for NAT traversal infrastructure.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for stuntman. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
stunclient | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
stunserver | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
stuntestcode | 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 version1.2.16
manager updated2026-05-11
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:stuntman |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.16 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.stunprotocol.org |
| Repository | https://github.com/jselbie/stunserver |
| Last updated | 2026-05-11T22:58:18Z |
| 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%
stuntman
nix profile install nixpkgs#stuntman- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Stuntman
zypper95%
stuntman 1.2.16-2.20
STUN server and client
sudo zypper install stuntman- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Productivity/Telephony/Servers
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: stuntman
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Stuntman
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 package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation