# Install varnish

High-performance HTTP accelerator. Version 9.0.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-06.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:varnish
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install varnish
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install varnish
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add varnish
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: varnish from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install libvarnishapi-dev
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libvarnishapi-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install varnish
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: varnish from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#varnish
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: varnish from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:varnish
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/varnish>
- **Version:** 9.0.3
- **Source summary:** High-performance HTTP accelerator
- **Homepage:** <https://www.varnish-cache.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/varnish/varnish>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.varnish.org/docs>
- **License:** BSD-2-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/varnish/varnish/releases/download/varnish-9.0.3/varnish-9.0.3.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-06T11:29:14Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- varnishadm (cli)
- varnishd (cli)
- varnishhist (cli)
- varnishlog (cli)
- varnishlog-json (cli)
- varnishncsa (cli)
- varnishstat (cli)
- varnishstat_help_gen (cli)
- varnishtest (cli)
- varnishtop (cli)
- vtest (cli)
- varnishadm (alias)
- varnishd (alias)
- varnishhist (alias)
- varnishlog (alias)
- varnishlog-json (alias)
- varnishncsa (alias)
- varnishstat (alias)
- varnishstat_help_gen (alias)
- varnishtest (alias)
- varnishtop (alias)
- vtest (alias)

## Dependencies

- openssl@3
- pcre2

## Build Dependencies

- docutils
- graphviz
- pkgconf
- sphinx-doc

## macOS Provided Libraries

- libedit
- ncurses

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Service: declared
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 9.0.3
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-06
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/varnish/varnish
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Notes de sécurité

formula declares a Homebrew service.

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

## Source Database Details

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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - libvarnishapi-dev - 7.7.0-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libvarnishapi-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | development files for Varnish | https://www.varnish-cache.org/
- Debian apt - libvarnishapi3 - 7.7.0-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libvarnishapi3 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | shared libraries for Varnish | https://www.varnish-cache.org/
- Debian apt - varnish - 7.7.0-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: varnish from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | state of the art, high-performance web accelerator | https://www.varnish-cache.org/
- Debian apt - varnish-doc - 7.7.0-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: varnish-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | documentation for Varnish Cache | https://www.varnish-cache.org/
- Nix - varnish: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: varnish from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
- Ubuntu apt - libvarnishapi-dev - 7.1.1-1.1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libvarnishapi-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | development files for Varnish | https://www.varnish-cache.org/
- Ubuntu apt - libvarnishapi3 - 7.1.1-1.1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libvarnishapi3 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | shared libraries for Varnish | https://www.varnish-cache.org/
- Ubuntu apt - varnish - 7.1.1-1.1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: varnish from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | state of the art, high-performance web accelerator | https://www.varnish-cache.org/
- Ubuntu apt - varnish-doc - 7.1.1-1.1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: varnish-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | documentation for Varnish Cache | https://www.varnish-cache.org/
- apk - varnish - 7.7.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: varnish from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | High-performance HTTP accelerator | https://www.varnish-cache.org/
- apk - varnish-dbg - 7.7.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: varnish-dbg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | High-performance HTTP accelerator (debug symbols) | https://www.varnish-cache.org/
- apk - varnish-dev - 7.7.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: varnish-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | High-performance HTTP accelerator (development files) | https://www.varnish-cache.org/
- apk - varnish-doc - 7.7.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: varnish-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | High-performance HTTP accelerator (documentation) | https://www.varnish-cache.org/
- apk - varnish-libs - 7.7.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: varnish-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Libraries for varnish | https://www.varnish-cache.org/
- apk - varnish-openrc - 7.7.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: varnish-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | High-performance HTTP accelerator (OpenRC init scripts) | https://www.varnish-cache.org/
- dnf - varnish - 9.0.3-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: varnish from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | High-performance HTTP accelerator | https://www.varnish-cache.org/


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