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Install thrulay with Homebrew
Measure performance of a network. Version 0.9 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Measure performance of a network
Project links
Commands and aliases
- thrulay
- thrulayd
history
Project history and usage
thrulay is a command-line network performance tester for measuring throughput, delay, and related network metrics with TCP and UDP traffic.
Project history
The SourceForge project page describes thrulay as a program for measuring network capacity, delay, and other performance metrics by sending bulk TCP or UDP streams. SourceForge lists the project as registered in 2005, maintained under a BSD license, and aimed at command-line and daemon use.
The thrulay-hd project page says the original thrulay was initially created by Stanislav Shalunov, and describes thrulay-hd as a 2005 effort to improve the original 0.6 release with multiple TCP/UDP streams, an API for programmatic tests, IPv6 support, and client-address authentication.
Adoption history
Official SourceForge metadata lists Unix-like operating systems including BSD, FreeBSD, Linux, Mac, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Solaris, with intended audiences such as education, government, science/research, system administrators, and telecommunications.
In this Homebrew batch, thrulay appears as a package with both `thrulay` and `thrulayd` executables, matching the official client/daemon documentation.
How it is used
The `thrulay` manual describes a client that sends continuous TCP streams or fine-grained Poisson UDP streams to a host. The `thrulayd` manual describes the server daemon that listens for client requests, returns data for TCP tests, and sends statistics for UDP tests.
Why package nerds care
thrulay is a niche but classic network-benchmark package: the package installs both a client and a daemon, so it fits the same admin-tool shelf as iperf-style utilities while preserving older Internet2/SourceForge-era measurement ideas.
Timeline
- 2005: SourceForge project registered.
- 2005: thrulay-hd page last updated with CVS checkout and build instructions.
- 2015: SourceForge project page lists the latest project update.
Related projects
- The thrulay-hd page identifies thrulay-ng as a separate Google Summer of Code project also aimed at improving the original thrulay.
Sources
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/thrulay/
- https://thrulay-hd.sourceforge.net/
- https://thrulay-hd.sourceforge.net/docs/thrulay.1.html
- https://thrulay-hd.sourceforge.net/docs/thrulayd.8.html
- input source_facts.executables
- input source_facts.package-manager
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:network
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
thrulay | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
thrulayd | 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 version0.9
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:thrulay |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.9 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://sourceforge.net/projects/thrulay/ |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation