macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install tarantoollocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 4969
Install tarantool with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix
In-memory database and Lua application server. Version 3.8.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-10. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install tarantool.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install tarantoolDebian stable package indexes · tarantool · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install tarantoolFedora Rawhide package metadata · tarantool · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#tarantoolnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ta/tarantool/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
In-memory database and Lua application server
Project links
Commands and aliases
- tarantool
history
Project history and usage
Tarantool is an in-memory database and Lua application server distributed as a command-line server and development platform. In package-manager culture it sits at the intersection of database packaging, Lua runtime embedding, and deployable service tooling.
Project history
Official Tarantool materials describe it as an in-memory computing platform composed of a database and an application server. Older official Tarantool PDF documentation says Mail.Ru was the creator and largest user, and that development began in 2008 based on operational experience inside Mail.Ru.
Adoption history
The official repository is a long-running open development project with Debian, RPM, FreeBSD, macOS, Docker, and build support present in the tree. The supplied package-manager metadata shows Tarantool packaged in Homebrew, Debian, Fedora/dnf, Nix, and Ubuntu.
How it is used
Users run Tarantool as a server for in-memory data, queues, caches, stateful web components, replication, SQL, and Lua-side application logic. Official README text highlights LuaJIT, cooperative multitasking, WAL-backed in-memory persistence, LSM-tree storage for larger data sets, indexes, replication, authentication, and connectors.
Why package nerds care
Packagers care because Tarantool is not just a library: it ships a runtime, database server, Lua ecosystem hooks, service-oriented build files, and OS packaging directories. It is a useful example of how databases become package-manager citizens across macOS, Linux distributions, Docker, and source builds.
Timeline
- 2008: Official older Tarantool documentation describes the first release and start of development at Mail.Ru.
- 2010: GitHub repository metadata shows tarantool/tarantool created in September 2010.
- 2017: Official 1.7 documentation describes the Vinyl storage engine replacing earlier disk-engine work.
- 2026: Official GitHub releases show active 3.x and 2.11.x maintenance releases.
Related projects
- LuaJIT, MessagePack, SQL, Docker images, Linux distribution packages, Tarantool connectors, Tarantool modules.
Sources
- GitHub API for tarantool/tarantool: repository URL, creation date, release metadata.
- https://dist.tarantool.io/pdf/Tarantool.1.10.2.en.pdf official PDF: Mail.Ru creator/user, open development, external adoption.
- https://dist.tarantool.io/pdf/Tarantool.1.7.1.ru.pdf official PDF: first release in 2008 and open development notes.
- https://github.com/tarantool/tarantool official README: platform description, features, supported platforms, install/build pointers.
- input source_facts.package-manager: brew, Debian, dnf, Nix, Ubuntu packaging.
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:database,server
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
tarantool | 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 version3.8.0
manager updated2026-07-10
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:tarantool |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.8.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://tarantool.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/tarantool/tarantool |
| Last updated | 2026-07-10T15:11:59Z |
| 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.
Debian apt95%
tarantool 2.6.0-1.4+b1
In-memory database with a Lua application server
sudo apt install tarantool- Section: database
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: tarantool
- 16 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tarantool
Debian apt95%
tarantool-common 2.6.0-1.4
Tarantool in-memory database - common files
sudo apt install tarantool-common- Section: database
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: tarantool
- 3 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tarantool
Debian apt95%
tarantool-dev 2.6.0-1.4+b1
Tarantool in-memory database - development headers
sudo apt install tarantool-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: tarantool
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tarantool
Nix95%
tarantool
nix profile install nixpkgs#tarantool- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tarantool
Ubuntu apt95%
tarantool 2.6.0-1.3build4
In-memory database with a Lua application server
sudo apt install tarantool- Section: universe/database
- Architecture: amd64
- 16 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tarantool
Ubuntu apt95%
tarantool-common 2.6.0-1.3build4
Tarantool in-memory database - common files
sudo apt install tarantool-common- Section: universe/database
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: tarantool
- 3 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tarantool
Ubuntu apt95%
tarantool-dev 2.6.0-1.3build4
Tarantool in-memory database - development headers
sudo apt install tarantool-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: tarantool
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tarantool
dnf95%
tarantool 2.4.2.68-27.fc45
In-Memory Database
sudo dnf install tarantool- License: LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: tarantool
- 22 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tarantool
dnf95%
tarantool-devel 2.4.2.68-27.fc45
Server development files for tarantool
sudo dnf install tarantool-devel- License: LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: tarantool
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tarantool
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