# Install teslamate with Homebrew

Self-hosted data logger for your Tesla. Version 4.0.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:teslamate
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install teslamate
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:teslamate
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 4.0.1
- **Source summary:** Self-hosted data logger for your Tesla
- **Homepage:** <https://docs.teslamate.org>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/teslamate-org/teslamate>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:06:27-07:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- teslamate (alias)
- teslamate_brew_services (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 4.0.1
## Project history and usage

TeslaMate is a self-hosted data logger for Tesla vehicles. The official repository describes an Elixir application that stores vehicle data in PostgreSQL, visualizes it through Grafana dashboards, and publishes vehicle data to MQTT for home-automation integrations.

### Project history

TeslaMate was initially authored by Adrian Kumpf and later maintained under the teslamate-org organization. The changelog shows a 1.0.0 release on July 25, 2019, while the official README now identifies Jakob Lichterfeld as main maintainer and warns users to obtain TeslaMate only from the official repository and documentation.

### Adoption history

The project spread through the self-hosted and Tesla-owner communities because it gives users local control over long-term vehicle telemetry, charging data, locations, and dashboards. Its Docker-first documentation, Raspberry Pi-friendly deployment history, MQTT integration, and import paths from TeslaFi and tesla-apiscraper made it attractive to home-lab users.

### How it is used

In package-manager culture, TeslaMate is unusual because the package is less about a single short-lived CLI command and more about running a long-lived local service. Homebrew exposes executables for managing the application, while the official installation path centers on Docker Compose with PostgreSQL, Grafana, and Mosquitto.

### Why package nerds care

TeslaMate matters to package nerds as a self-hosted service that escaped the usual web-app deployment niche and became scriptable, reproducible infrastructure for personal telemetry. It also illustrates why package provenance matters: the official README warns about deceptive websites and unofficial apps that may risk Tesla credentials and vehicle data.

### Timeline

- 2019: v1.0.0 released on July 25, 2019.
- 2024: Project metadata and changelog links show the move from adriankumpf/teslamate to teslamate-org/teslamate around the 1.28.x line.
- 2026: GitHub page lists v4.0.1 as latest release on June 14, 2026.
- 2026: Official Docker docs recommend secured access for instances reachable outside the home network.

### Related projects

- TeslaMate is commonly used with PostgreSQL, Grafana, MQTT brokers such as Mosquitto, Home Assistant, Node-RED, TeslaFi imports, and tesla-apiscraper imports.

### Sources

- <https://docs.teslamate.org/docs/installation/docker/ official Docker deployment and usage documentation.>
- <https://github.com/teslamate-org/teslamate official README, maintainer, features, credits, security warning, and release metadata.>
- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/teslamate-org/teslamate/main/CHANGELOG.md official changelog with 1.0.0 date and repository-transition links.>
- source_facts.package-manager lists Homebrew packaging.


## Security Notes

formula declares a Homebrew service.

- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- formula declares a Homebrew service


## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

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