# Install dnspyre with Homebrew CLI tool for a high QPS DNS benchmark. Version 3.11.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dnspyre ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dnspyre ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dnspyre - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.11.1 - **Source summary:** CLI tool for a high QPS DNS benchmark - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - dnspyre (cli) - dnspyre (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## 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: 3.11.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Tantalor93/dnspyre - Upstream latest detected: v3.11.1 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage dnspyre is a Go-based DNS benchmark CLI for stress-testing DNS servers at high query rates. It sits in the newer generation of DNS benchmark tools that treat modern protocols such as DoT, DoH, and DoQ as normal benchmark targets. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created in February 2021, and the README says dnspyre was originally forked from Redsift's dnstrace but was largely rewritten and enhanced. Its first GitHub release, 1.0.0, was published in May 2021, with v3 releases continuing into 2026. The README documents the project's expansion from basic DNS load generation into a broad benchmark runner: UDP and TCP queries, many DNS record types, concurrency controls, duration-limited runs, probability-weighted load, DoT, DoH, DoQ, and plotted output. ### Adoption history dnspyre's adoption is narrower than dnsperf's but useful for modern resolver testing. Its official docs target macOS, Linux, and Windows, and Homebrew packaging gives it a convenient package-manager path for operators who want a single Go binary. ### How it is used Users point dnspyre at one or more DNS servers, choose query type and protocol, set concurrency or duration, and inspect terminal or exported plots. The tool is especially relevant when comparing resolver behavior across classic DNS, encrypted DNS, and QUIC-based DNS transports. ### Why package nerds care dnspyre is package-nerd interesting because it is a compact Go CLI covering the protocol sprawl that older DNS benchmark tools did not originally target. For Homebrew-style packaging it is also simple: one executable, active tagged releases, and no daemon or config file surface. ### Timeline - 2021: GitHub repository created. - 2021: First GitHub release, 1.0.0, published. - 2021: README identifies dnspyre as a fork of Redsift dnstrace that was largely rewritten. - 2026: v3.11.1 release published. ### Related projects - Redsift dnstrace is the named upstream ancestor. dnsperf is the older DNS benchmark peer. The supported transport protocols connect dnspyre to DNS over TLS, DNS over HTTPS, and DNS over QUIC tooling. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** dnspyre - **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 - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [dnsperf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dnsperf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: benchmarking, cli, dns, networking, performance-testing. - [adns](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adns/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking. - [aliddns](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aliddns/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking. - [bind](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bind/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking. - [c-ares](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/c-ares/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking. - [cdncheck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cdncheck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking. - [checkdmarc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/checkdmarc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking. - [chinadns-c](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chinadns-c/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking. - [plow](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/plow/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: benchmarking, cli, high, networking, performance. - [flowgrind](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/flowgrind/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: benchmarking, cli, networking, performance, performance-testing. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dnspyre.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dnspyre.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