# Install drill with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman HTTP load testing application written in Rust. Version 0.9.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-17. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#drill. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:drill ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install drill ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install drill ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/drill/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add drill ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: drill from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#drill ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dr/drill/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S ldns ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: ldns from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:drill - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.9.1 - **Source summary:** HTTP load testing application written in Rust - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-17T21:34:12Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00 ## Executables - drill (cli) - drill (alias) ## Build dependencies - pkgconf - rust ## 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: 2026-07-25 - Package-manager version: 0.9.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-17 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/fcsonline/drill - Upstream latest detected: 0.9.1 (current) ## Project history and usage Drill is a Rust HTTP load-testing CLI that describes benchmark scenarios in YAML and executes them with concurrency, interpolation, assertions, CSV input, cookies, and threshold checks. ### Project history The public repository was created in May 2017. Its README states the project goal plainly: build a lightweight alternative to load-testing tools that require the JVM, using Rust and YAML benchmark files. ### Adoption history Drill reached users through GitHub release binaries, cargo install, crates.io, and Homebrew. Its packaging footprint is significant for a small utility because the same executable appeals to Rust users, macOS package users, and teams that want benchmark definitions committed as text files. ### How it is used Users write benchmark.yml files with concurrency, iterations, ramp-up, a base URL, and a plan of requests. The syntax supports includes, assignments, assertions, request dependencies, CSV-driven item expansion, tags, and environment interpolation. ### Why package nerds care Drill sits in the practical CLI niche between tiny one-shot HTTP benchmark tools and large test suites. Its appeal is package-manager friendly: a single Rust binary plus YAML files, with no JVM runtime and no service to operate. ### Timeline - 2017: Public fcsonline/drill repository created. - 2017: First public tags in the 0.3.x series appear. - 2026: Homebrew stable formula packages drill 0.9.1. ### Related projects - Ansible influenced Drill's YAML syntax style. - Cargo and crates.io are documented installation channels alongside release binaries. - rustls is used for TLS, removing the older OpenSSL build requirement. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for drill. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** drill - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Conflicts With:** ldns - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - drill: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dr/drill/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - drill - 1.8.4-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: drill from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | DNS(SEC) query tool ala dig | https://nlnetlabs.nl/projects/ldns/ - pacman - ldns - 1.9.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: ldns from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz | Fast DNS library supporting recent RFCs | https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/projects/ldns/ - MacPorts - drill: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/drill/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## 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. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [locust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/locust/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, load-testing, performance-testing, testing. - [apib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/apib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, performance-testing, testing. - [artillery](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/artillery/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, load-testing, performance-testing, testing. - [bzt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bzt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, load-testing, performance-testing, testing. - [cargo-hack](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-hack/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, testing. - [cargo-insta](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-insta/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, testing. - [cargo-nextest](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-nextest/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, testing. - [k6](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/k6/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, load-testing, performance-testing, testing. - [loadtest](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/loadtest/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, http, load. - [cassowary](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cassowary/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, http, load. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/drill.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/drill.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - 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