# Install darkstat with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman Network traffic analyzer. Version 3.0.722 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:darkstat ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install darkstat ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install darkstat ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/darkstat/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add darkstat ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: darkstat from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install darkstat ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: darkstat from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install darkstat ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: darkstat from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#darkstat ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/da/darkstat/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S darkstat ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: darkstat from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:darkstat - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.0.722 - **Source summary:** Network traffic analyzer - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only AND ISC AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-19T12:30:05-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - darkstat (cli) - darkstat (alias) ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake ## Uses from macOS - libpcap ## 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: 3.0.722 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-19 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/emikulic/darkstat - Upstream latest detected: 3.0.722 (current) ## Project history and usage darkstat is a network traffic analyzer that captures packets, accumulates traffic statistics, and serves reports over HTTP. ### Project history Emil Mikulic's official darkstat page describes a small, portable, single-threaded network statistics gatherer with an embedded web server. The ChangeLog records darkstat 2 ending at v2.6 in 2003, followed by a near-complete v3 rewrite and first public darkstat 3 release in June 2006. ### Adoption history The official page lists packaging and port references across FreeBSD Ports, OpenBSD ports, pkgsrc, Gentoo, SUSE, Debian, OpenWRT, SlackBuilds, Ubuntu, and firewall-oriented distributions. It also documents portability reports for AIX, BSDs, Linux distributions, Mac OS X, and Solaris. ### How it is used The quickstart is intentionally Unix-like: configure, make, then run darkstat -i eth0. The tool sniffs an interface, tracks host and port statistics, draws traffic graphs, and exposes the reports through its own HTTP interface. ### Why package nerds care darkstat is a classic sysadmin package: small enough for routers and old Unix systems, visual enough to be useful from a browser, and old enough to show how libpcap-based monitoring tools were packaged across many ports trees. ### Timeline - 2001: The official page's copyright span begins. - 2003: darkstat 2 ended at v2.6. - 2006: darkstat 3 had its first public release after a near-complete rewrite. - 2011: IPv6 support was added. - 2022: Prometheus metrics export was added. - 2025: v3.0.722 was published on GitHub. ### Related projects - The official page lists ntop and vnstat as similar tools and connects darkstat to libpcap-based Unix traffic monitoring. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** darkstat - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - darkstat - 3.0.721-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: darkstat from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | network traffic analyzer | https://unix4lyfe.org/darkstat/ - Nix - darkstat: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/da/darkstat/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - darkstat - 3.0.719-1.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: darkstat from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | network traffic analyzer | https://unix4lyfe.org/darkstat/ - apk - darkstat - 3.0.722-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: darkstat from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Network traffic analyzer with reports served over HTTP | https://unix4lyfe.org/darkstat/ - apk - darkstat-doc - 3.0.722-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: darkstat-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Network traffic analyzer with reports served over HTTP (documentation) | https://unix4lyfe.org/darkstat/ - dnf - darkstat - 3.0.721-13.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: darkstat from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Network traffic analyzer | https://unix4lyfe.org/darkstat - pacman - darkstat - 3.0.722-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: darkstat from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Network statistics gatherer (packet sniffer) | https://unix4lyfe.org/darkstat/ - MacPorts - darkstat: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/darkstat/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## 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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [dnstop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dnstop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking, traffic-analysis. - [cloudprober](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cloudprober/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking. - [dish](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dish/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking. - [easeprobe](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/easeprobe/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking. - [fprobe](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fprobe/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking, traffic-analysis. - [httping](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/httping/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking. - [httptap](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/httptap/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking. - [mrtg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mrtg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking. - [ntopng](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ntopng/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: analysis, cli, monitoring, network, networking. - [sniffer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sniffer/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: analysis, cli, monitoring, network, networking. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/darkstat.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/darkstat.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 - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph