macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install apachetoplocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install apachetopMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/apachetop/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install apachetop with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts
Top-like display of Apache log. Version 0.23.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install apachetopDebian stable package indexes · apachetop · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install apachetopFedora Rawhide package metadata · apachetop · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
overview
Package summary
Top-like display of Apache log
Project links
Commands and aliases
- apachetop
history
Project history and usage
ApacheTop is a small terminal monitor that gives Apache HTTP Server access logs a `top`-like live display. Its package value is direct and old-school: install it, point it at a log, and watch request, URL, referrer, and host activity update in real time.
Project history
ApacheTop predates the modern observability stack and comes from the era when command-line log monitors were often the fastest way to understand a busy web server. The maintained GitHub repository describes it as a top-like display of Apache log activity.
The project is comparatively small and its official history is thin. The current repository and README are the reliable source of identity, usage, and maintainer continuity.
Adoption history
The supplied package-manager data lists ApacheTop in Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora/dnf, and MacPorts. That distribution footprint is the strongest source-backed adoption signal: it has survived as a useful sysadmin utility across Unix-like packaging ecosystems.
How it is used
ApacheTop is used from a shell against Apache access logs, usually during live troubleshooting or quick traffic inspection. It appeals when a full metrics pipeline is unnecessary or unavailable.
Because it works directly with logs and has no documented credentials file or required config file, it fits the classic single-purpose Unix tool model.
Why package nerds care
ApacheTop is the sort of package that persists because it does one operational task with minimal ceremony. It is interesting to package nerds as a compact C-era monitoring utility that still appears in mainstream OS repositories.
Timeline
- 2000s: ApacheTop circulates as a terminal log-monitoring utility for Apache access logs.
- 2010s: The project remains available through Linux distributions and macOS package managers.
- 2020s: The maintained GitHub repository continues to serve as the official source and documentation surface.
Related projects
- Apache HTTP Server produces the access logs ApacheTop monitors.
- `top`, `tail -f`, `goaccess`, and log-analysis tools occupy nearby command-line monitoring territory.
Sources
- https://github.com/tessus/apachetop
- https://github.com/tessus/apachetop#readme
- source_facts.description
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 12 platform targets.
- Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 3 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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
apachetop | cli | global 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 version0.23.2
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/tessus/apachetop
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/tessus/apachetopnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:apachetop |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.23.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/apachetop |
| Homepage | https://github.com/tessus/apachetop |
| Repository | https://github.com/tessus/apachetop |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/tessus/apachetop#readme |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://github.com/tessus/apachetop/releases/download/0.23.2/apachetop-0.23.2.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:02:44-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | adns, ncurses, pcre2 |
| Build dependencies | autoconf, automake, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | apachetop |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
apachetop 0.23.2-3
Realtime Apache monitoring tool
https://github.com/tessus/apachetop
sudo apt install apachetop- Section: admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Apachetop
Ubuntu apt95%
apachetop 0.23.2-2build3
Realtime Apache monitoring tool
https://github.com/tessus/apachetop
sudo apt install apachetop- Section: universe/admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Apachetop
dnf95%
apachetop 0.23.2-9.fc44
Top-like display of Apache logs
https://github.com/tessus/apachetop
sudo dnf install apachetop- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: apachetop
- 8 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Apachetop
MacPorts95%
apachetop
sudo port install apachetop- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Apachetop
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
- 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