macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install daemonlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install daemonMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/daemon/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install daemon with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix
Turn other processes into daemons. Version 0.8.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install daemonDebian stable package indexes · daemon · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#daemonnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/da/daemon/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Turn other processes into daemons
Project links
Commands and aliases
- daemon
history
Project history and usage
daemon is a Unix command that turns other processes into daemon-style background services, adding process setup, pidfile management, logging, respawn behavior, and optional configuration files around a client command.
Project history
The official libslack page describes daemon as a companion to libslack's daemonization functionality: it performs the process-context work for programs written in languages or scripts that do not daemonize themselves.
Adoption history
daemon fits a long Unix packaging niche: small service-wrapper commands that predate or complement init systems. Its official page lists Linux, BSD, Solaris, and macOS-oriented keywords and maintains downloadable source tarballs rather than advertising an official source-control repository.
How it is used
Users invoke daemon around another command, optionally name it, write and lock pidfiles, send output to syslog, respawn it, and define default options in system or per-user configuration files.
Why package nerds care
The package is interesting because it preserves an old-school Unix service-wrapper workflow in modern package managers: one small executable, a manpage, configuration files, and source tarballs from an upstream software page.
Timeline
- 0.6.4: Official download table lists a final 0.6.4 tarball.
- 0.8.4: Official download table lists daemon-0.8.4 as the current source tarball.
Related projects
- daemon is related to libslack, daemonize, system daemonization APIs, pidfile-based service wrappers, and Unix init/service supervision tools.
Sources
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.
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
/etc/daemon.conf~/.daemonrc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
daemon | 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 version0.8.4
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://libslack.org/daemon/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:daemon |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/daemon |
| Homepage | https://libslack.org/daemon/ |
| Upstream docs | https://libslack.org/daemon |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://libslack.org/daemon/download/daemon-0.8.4.tar.gz |
| 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 | daemon |
| 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%
daemon 0.8.4-1
turns other processes into daemons
sudo apt install daemon- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Daemon
Nix95%
daemon
nix profile install nixpkgs#daemon- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Daemon
Ubuntu apt95%
daemon 0.8.4-1
turns other processes into daemons
sudo apt install daemon- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Daemon
MacPorts95%
daemon
sudo port install daemon- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Daemon
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 configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment