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Feature-rich top tool for monitoring MySQL. Version 6.15.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-05.
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Package summary
Feature-rich top tool for monitoring MySQL
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Commands and aliases
- dolphie
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Project history and usage
Dolphie is a Python TUI for real-time MySQL, MariaDB, and ProxySQL monitoring, positioned as a single-pane operational console for database administrators.
Project history
The Dolphie repository was created in September 2022, with a 1.0.0 release the following day. The README describes it as a real-time analytics interface for MySQL, MariaDB, and ProxySQL and documents both interactive TUI operation and daemon-mode recording.
By the 6.x series, Dolphie had grown beyond a top-like process viewer into a broader troubleshooting tool: dashboard panels, process lists, replication, metadata locks, statement summaries, ProxySQL panels, record-and-replay, daemon capture, host cache files, tab setup files, and Textual-based UI behavior.
Adoption history
Dolphie's distribution remains more focused than older database CLIs, but it has official installation routes through PyPI, Homebrew, and Docker. Its appeal is concentrated among MySQL/MariaDB/ProxySQL operators who want a terminal-native monitor without deploying a full web observability stack.
How it is used
Users run dolphie against a MySQL or ProxySQL URI, command-line credentials, MySQL option files, login paths, environment variables, or Dolphie config files. The README documents precedence across command-line options, credential profiles, environment variables, Dolphie config, ~/.mylogin.cnf, and ~/.my.cnf.
Why package nerds care
Dolphie is notable because it packages modern Python TUI ergonomics into the old 'top for databases' niche. It also treats replay and daemon capture as first-class package features, which makes it useful for incident reconstruction rather than only live observation.
Timeline
- 2022: Repository created and 1.0.0 released.
- 2025: Project already shipping mature 6.x releases.
- 2026: 6.15.0 released, with repository activity continuing into June.
Related projects
- Dolphie sits near tools such as mytop, innotop, PMM-style database monitoring, and ProxySQL admin tooling, while using a modern TUI approach and explicit MySQL/MariaDB/ProxySQL support.
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security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for dolphie. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 3 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
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
/etc/dolphie.cnf/etc/dolphie/dolphie.cnf~/.dolphie.cnf
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.mylogin.cnf~/.my.cnf
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
dolphie | cli | global executable |
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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 version6.15.0
manager updated2026-06-05
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/charles-001/dolphie
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/charles-001/dolphienone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dolphie |
|---|---|
| Version | 6.15.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dolphie |
| Homepage | https://github.com/charles-001/dolphie |
| Repository | https://github.com/charles-001/dolphie |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/charles-001/dolphie#readme |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/a7/76/fa84022a7d3e6c54a26ba331d8d9a7f21ea0209b08a06e5c52ecf1772e8e/dolphie-6.15.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-05T18:22:26Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | certifi, cryptography, python@3.14 |
| Build dependencies | rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | dolphie |
| 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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