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Install ctrld with Homebrew

Highly configurable, multi-protocol DNS forwarding proxy. Version 1.5.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

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install

Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install ctrld

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Highly configurable, multi-protocol DNS forwarding proxy

Commands and aliases

  • ctrld

history

Project history and usage

ctrld is Control D's open-source command-line daemon for running a local DNS proxy and forwarding service on routers, servers, and client machines.

Project history

Control D documents ctrld as an open-source daemon developed to make onboarding possible on many device types. The public GitHub repository describes it as a highly configurable, multi-protocol DNS forwarding proxy and was created in late 2022.

Adoption history

The official documentation frames adoption around network operators, users who need secure DNS on devices without native support, split-horizon DNS deployments, roaming clients, and router-style installations.

How it is used

Typical use is to install ctrld as a local service, point a device or LAN at it for DNS, and configure Control D resolver behavior through generated or local TOML configuration.

Why package nerds care

For package managers, ctrld is a small but operationally important DNS daemon: it ships a single CLI/service binary, has persistent configuration paths, and bridges a hosted DNS control plane with local Unix-like service management.

Timeline

  • 2022: Public Control-D-Inc/ctrld repository created.
  • 2020s: Control D documents ctrld as the command-line daemon for router, LAN, and roaming-client DNS deployments.

Related projects

  • Control D, secure DNS protocols, DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS, local DNS forwarders.

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 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.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

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Configuration files

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

Unix
/etc/controld/ctrld.toml./ctrld.toml./config.toml

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
ctrldcliglobal 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 version1.5.3
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.5.3

https://github.com/Control-D-Inc/ctrld

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:ctrld
Version1.5.3
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ctrld
Homepagehttps://github.com/Control-D-Inc/ctrld
Repositoryhttps://github.com/Control-D-Inc/ctrld
Upstream docshttps://docs.controld.com/docs/ctrld
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/Control-D-Inc/ctrld/archive/refs/tags/v1.5.3.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-22T10:25:39Z
Pulseupdated
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 Namectrld
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

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

  • ddclientShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, daemon, dns, networking.
  • dnscrypt-proxyShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking, proxy.
  • dnscrypt-wrapperShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking, proxy.
  • gliderShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking, proxy.
  • knotShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, daemon, dns, networking.
  • knot-resolverShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, daemon, dns, networking.

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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment