# Install brpc with Homebrew Better RPC framework. Version 1.17.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:brpc ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install brpc ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:brpc - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.17.0 - **Source summary:** Better RPC framework - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:02:55-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - parallel_http (cli) - rpc_press (cli) - rpc_replay (cli) - rpc_view (cli) - trackme_server (cli) - parallel_http (alias) - rpc_press (alias) - rpc_replay (alias) - rpc_view (alias) - trackme_server (alias) ## Dependencies - abseil - gflags - leveldb - openssl@3 - protobuf@33 ## Build dependencies - cmake ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.17.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://brpc.apache.org/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Apache bRPC is an industrial-grade C++ RPC framework for reliable, high-performance services. It is rooted in Baidu production infrastructure and later became an Apache Top-Level Project, with built-in support for multiple protocols, observability endpoints, benchmarking and replay tools, and distributed-systems components. ### Project history The Apache bRPC website describes the project as an industrial-grade C++ RPC framework often used in high-performance systems such as search, storage, machine learning, advertising, and recommendation. The README explains the name as better RPC and highlights one-port multi-protocol servers, HTTP/HTTPS, h2/gRPC, Redis, memcached, Thrift, Baidu internal protocols, and braft-based Raft services. bRPC entered the Apache Incubator on 2018-11-13. The incubator status page records Apache bRPC incubating releases 0.9.6 in 2019, 0.9.7 in 2020, 1.0.0 in 2021, and 1.1.0 through 1.3.0 in 2022 before graduation on 2022-12-22. The first listed post-graduation Apache bRPC release is 1.4.0 on 2023-02-07. ### Adoption history bRPC's adoption history starts inside Baidu: the official docs include use-case pages for Baidu Maps API gateway, Union DSP, ELF learning framework, and cloud-platform proxy services. After incubation, adoption broadened through Apache governance, public documentation, mailing lists, GitHub issues, and Homebrew packaging. Unlike many RPC libraries packaged primarily as language modules, bRPC ships developer-facing tools such as `rpc_press`, `rpc_replay`, `rpc_view`, `parallel_http`, and `trackme_server`, which explains why it appears as a Homebrew formula rather than only as a C++ source dependency. ### How it is used Engineers use bRPC to build C++ clients and servers that need high-throughput RPC, mixed protocol support, HTTP-accessible debugging, profiling, load balancing, naming-service integration, and production observability. It is especially relevant to large internal-service deployments where one framework must bridge custom protocols and common open protocols. ### Why package nerds care For package nerds, bRPC is a useful contrast to small CLI tools: it is a heavy C++ distributed-systems framework whose package-manager artifact exposes both libraries and operational tools. Its history also shows how company-born infrastructure becomes a community-governed Apache project without losing the fingerprints of its original production environment. ### Timeline - Pre-2018: bRPC develops as Baidu production RPC infrastructure. - 2018-11-13: bRPC enters the Apache Incubator. - 2019-07-14: Apache bRPC incubating 0.9.6 release. - 2021-10-31: Apache bRPC incubating 1.0.0 release. - 2022-12-22: bRPC graduates from the Apache Incubator. - 2023-02-07: Apache bRPC 1.4.0 release after graduation. ### Related projects - Related projects include gRPC, Apache Thrift, protobuf, braft, Redis and memcached clients, HTTP/2 service frameworks, and other large-scale C++ RPC stacks used inside infrastructure companies. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. generalized runtime or code generation signal. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal - generalized runtime or code generation signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** brpc - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [gflags](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gflags/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [leveldb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/leveldb/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [protobuf@33](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/protobuf-33/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [fbthrift](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fbthrift/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rpc. - [grpc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/grpc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, framework, rpc. - [protoc-gen-go-grpc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/protoc-gen-go-grpc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rpc. - [thrift](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/thrift/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rpc. - [kitex](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kitex/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, framework, rpc. - [libjson-rpc-cpp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libjson-rpc-cpp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, framework, rpc. - [omniorb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/omniorb/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c-plus-plus, cli, developer-tools, rpc. - [poco](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/poco/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c-plus-plus, cli, developer-tools, networking. - [mavsdk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mavsdk/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: abseil, c-plus-plus, cli, developer, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/brpc.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/brpc.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph