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Install collectd with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper

Statistics collection and monitoring daemon. Version 5.12.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install collectd

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install collectd

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/collectd/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add collectd

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · collectd · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install collectd

Debian stable package indexes · collectd · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install collectd

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · collectd · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#collectd

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/co/collectd/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install collectd

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · collectd · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Statistics collection and monitoring daemon

Commands and aliases

  • collectd
  • collectd-nagios
  • collectd-tg
  • collectdctl
  • collectdmon

history

Project history and usage

collectd is a small daemon that periodically collects system information and provides mechanisms to store and monitor the collected values.

Project history

The official README presents collectd as a system information collection daemon with a plugin-centered architecture for collecting metrics from operating systems, services, hardware, and applications.

The project has a long 3.x, 4.x, and 5.x release history in its official tag namespace, with later 6.0 release candidates visible in the official repository.

Adoption history

collectd was widely adopted by Unix and Linux distributions as a lightweight host metrics collector before newer cloud-native agents became common. The input package facts show it packaged across apk, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Ubuntu, and zypper ecosystems.

Its plugin set helped it fit many monitoring stacks: local collection, network forwarding, RRD-style storage, and integrations with systems such as Apache, BIND, Ceph, cgroups, DPDK, OpenLDAP, and many hardware or kernel interfaces.

How it is used

Users run collectd as a daemon, configure global settings and LoadPlugin blocks in collectd.conf, and use companion commands such as collectdctl, collectdmon, collectd-nagios, and collectd-tg for control or integration.

Why package nerds care

collectd is package-manager significant because it is a classic plugin-heavy daemon: downstream packages often split or toggle plugin dependencies, ship init/service integration, and place collectd.conf under the package sysconfdir.

Timeline

  • 2000s: collectd 3.x and 4.x release tags appear in the official repository history.
  • 2010s: collectd 5.x becomes the long-running packaged release series.
  • 2020s: Official repository contains 6.0 release-candidate tags.

Related projects

  • collectd sits in the same operational space as host monitoring agents, metrics forwarders, RRD-based collection setups, and Nagios-compatible monitoring integrations.

security posture

Risk level: orange

formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

  • formula declares a Homebrew service

Signals

  • metadata:service

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 6 runtime dependencies.
  • 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.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
sysconfdir/collectd.conf

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
collectdcliglobal executable
collectd-nagioscliglobal executable
collectd-tgcliglobal executable
collectdctlcliglobal executable
collectdmoncliglobal 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 version5.12.0
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://collectd.org/

  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://collectd.org/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:collectd
Version5.12.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/collectd
Homepagehttps://collectd.org/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/collectd/collectd
Upstream docshttps://collectd.org/documentation
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://storage.googleapis.com/collectd-tarballs/collectd-5.12.0.tar.bz2
Last updated2026-06-22T14:03:03-07:00
Pulseupdated
Dependencieslibgcrypt, libgpg-error, libtool, net-snmp, protobuf-c, riemann-client
Build dependenciespkgconf
Uses from macOSperl
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicedeclared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namecollectd
Version Scheme0
Revision10
Head VersionHEAD
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.

Debian apt95%

collectd 5.12.0-26

statistics collection and monitoring daemon

https://collectd.org/

sudo apt install collectd
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • 32 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Collectd
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: collectd from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

collectd-core 5.12.0-26

statistics collection and monitoring daemon (core system)

https://collectd.org/

sudo apt install collectd-core
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: collectd
  • 4 dependencies
  • 32 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Collectd
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: collectd-core from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

collectd-dev 5.12.0-26

statistics collection and monitoring daemon (development files)

https://collectd.org/

sudo apt install collectd-dev
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: collectd
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Collectd
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: collectd-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

collectd-utils 5.12.0-26

statistics collection and monitoring daemon (utilities)

https://collectd.org/

sudo apt install collectd-utils
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: collectd
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Collectd
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: collectd-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libcollectdclient-dev 5.12.0-26

client library for collectd's control interface (development files)

https://collectd.org/

sudo apt install libcollectdclient-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: collectd
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Collectd
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libcollectdclient-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libcollectdclient1t64 5.12.0-26

client library for collectd's control interface

https://collectd.org/

sudo apt install libcollectdclient1t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: collectd
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Collectd
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libcollectdclient1t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

collectd

nix profile install nixpkgs#collectd
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Collectd
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/collectd/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

collectd 5.12.0-17.1build2

statistics collection and monitoring daemon

https://collectd.org/

sudo apt install collectd
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • 32 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Collectd
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: collectd from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

collectd-core 5.12.0-17.1build2

statistics collection and monitoring daemon (core system)

https://collectd.org/

sudo apt install collectd-core
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: collectd
  • 4 dependencies
  • 32 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Collectd
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: collectd-core from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

collectd-dev 5.12.0-17.1build2

statistics collection and monitoring daemon (development files)

https://collectd.org/

sudo apt install collectd-dev
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: collectd
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Collectd
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: collectd-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

collectd-utils 5.12.0-17.1build2

statistics collection and monitoring daemon (utilities)

https://collectd.org/

sudo apt install collectd-utils
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: collectd
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Collectd
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: collectd-utils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libcollectdclient-dev 5.12.0-17.1build2

client library for collectd's control interface (development files)

https://collectd.org/

sudo apt install libcollectdclient-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: collectd
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Collectd
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libcollectdclient-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libcollectdclient1t64 5.12.0-17.1build2

client library for collectd's control interface

https://collectd.org/

sudo apt install libcollectdclient1t64
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: collectd
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Collectd
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libcollectdclient1t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

collectd 5.12.0-r25

The system statistics collection daemon

https://collectd.org/

sudo apk add collectd
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: collectd
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Collectd
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: collectd from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

collectd-amqp 5.12.0-r25

amqp pluin for collectd

https://collectd.org/

sudo apk add collectd-amqp
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: collectd
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Collectd
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: collectd-amqp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

collectd-apache 5.12.0-r25

apache pluin for collectd

https://collectd.org/

sudo apk add collectd-apache
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: collectd
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Collectd
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: collectd-apache from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

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