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Install ali with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman

Generate HTTP load and plot the results in real-time. Version 0.8.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ali

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ali

MacPorts ports tree · www/ali/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Generate HTTP load and plot the results in real-time

Commands and aliases

  • ali

history

Project history and usage

ali is a Go HTTP load-testing tool with a terminal UI for real-time charts. It is built for developers who want quick interactive load generation and immediate latency/throughput feedback without exporting data to a separate graphing tool first.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in September 2020 by Ryo Nakao. The README describes ali as a load-testing tool capable of real-time analysis, inspired by vegeta and jplot.

The project combines HTTP attack generation with a TUI that can plot metrics while the test is running. Its README also calls out export support for downstream processing, which gives it both interactive and script-adjacent workflows.

Adoption history

ali has broad package-manager presence for a small load-testing tool. The README documents Homebrew, MacPorts, APT, RPM, Pacman, APK, Go, and Docker installation paths, and the input facts also list Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Pacman, and Alpine packages.

Official GitHub metadata checked for this batch showed several thousand stars and more than a hundred forks, suggesting visible adoption among developers looking for terminal-first HTTP benchmarking tools.

How it is used

The simplest usage is `ali http://host.xz`, then launching the attack from the UI with default rate and duration. Users can tune rate, duration, workers, headers, request bodies, TLS settings, HTTP/2 behavior, DNS resolvers, and export directory through flags.

Its real-time terminal charts make it useful during exploratory testing, quick endpoint smoke tests under load, and demos where immediate feedback matters more than a full benchmarking lab.

Why package nerds care

ali is package-nerd-friendly because it is a single Go CLI that feels like a mashup of `vegeta` and terminal dashboards. Installing it through a package manager gives users a quick, reproducible load-test command without building a local observability stack.

It also shows a common packaging pattern for developer CLIs: upstream release binaries, distro packages, Homebrew taps/formulae, Docker, and `go install` all coexist.

Timeline

  • 2020: Public GitHub repository created.
  • 2020s: README documents Homebrew, distro package, Go, and Docker installation paths.
  • 2026: Repository metadata still shows active project visibility with thousands of stars.

Related projects

  • Related projects include vegeta for HTTP load testing, jplot for plotting inspiration, and termdash/termbox-go for terminal rendering.

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:http

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

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

CommandKindExposureNote
alicliglobal executable

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 generated2026-07-08
manager version0.8.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.8.0

https://github.com/nakabonne/ali

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:ali
Version0.8.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ali
Homepagehttps://github.com/nakabonne/ali
Repositoryhttps://github.com/nakabonne/ali
Upstream docshttps://github.com/nakabonne/ali#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/nakabonne/ali/archive/refs/tags/v0.8.0.tar.gz
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameali
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Conflicts With
  • nmh
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

ali

nix profile install nixpkgs#ali
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ali
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/al/ali/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

ali 0.8.0-r4

Generate HTTP load and plot the results in real-time

https://github.com/nakabonne/ali

sudo apk add ali
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ali
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ali
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ali from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

ali-doc 0.8.0-r4

Generate HTTP load and plot the results in real-time (documentation)

https://github.com/nakabonne/ali

sudo apk add ali-doc
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ali
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ali
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ali-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

ali 0.8.0-1

Generate HTTP load and plot the results in real-time

https://github.com/nakabonne/ali

sudo pacman -S ali
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ali
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: ali from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

ali

sudo port install ali
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ali
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: www/ali/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • heyShares av.db curated category or tags: benchmark, cli, developer-tools, http, load-testing.
  • httpstatShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, http, performance.
  • apibShares av.db curated category or tags: benchmark, cli, developer-tools, http.
  • autocannonShares av.db curated category or tags: benchmark, cli, developer-tools, http.
  • cassowaryShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, http, load-testing, performance.
  • gcviewerShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, performance.

source trail

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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

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