# Install nylon

Proxy server. Version 1.21 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:nylon
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install nylon
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install nylon
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/nylon/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#nylon
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ny/nylon/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:nylon
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nylon>
- **Version:** 1.21
- **Source summary:** Proxy server
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/smeinecke/nylon>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/smeinecke/nylon>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/smeinecke/nylon#readme>
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://monkey.org/~marius/nylon/nylon-1.21.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- nylon (cli)
- nylon (alias)

## Dependencies

- libevent

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.21
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/smeinecke/nylon
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Sicherheitshinweise

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** nylon
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 2
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - nylon: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ny/nylon/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- MacPorts - nylon: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/nylon/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related Links

- [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [libevent](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/libevent/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [dante](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/dante/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, server.
- [sing-box](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/sing-box/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy.
- [v2ray](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/v2ray/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy.
- [proxychains-ng](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/proxychains-ng/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy.
- [xray](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/xray/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy.
- [squid](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/squid/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy.
- [libproxy](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/libproxy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy.
- [mihomo](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/mihomo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy.
- [ocproxy](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/ocproxy/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, libevent, networking, proxy.
- [microsocks](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/microsocks/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, networking, proxy, server.
- [rinetd](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/rinetd/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, networking, proxy, server.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph