install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install dtop

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#dtop

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/dt/dtop/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Terminal dashboard for Docker monitoring across multiple hosts

Project links

Commands and aliases

dtop

history

Project history and usage

dtop is a Rust terminal dashboard for Docker container monitoring. It focuses on real-time CPU, memory, network, status, and log visibility across local and remote Docker hosts.

Project history

The public repository was created in 2025 by Amir Salihefendic, the same developer behind Dozzle. The README positions dtop as a terminal companion to Docker operations, with multi-host support over local sockets, SSH, TCP, and TLS, plus integration points for Dozzle log views.

Adoption history

dtop is young, but it entered several distribution channels quickly: Homebrew, GitHub release installers, Docker images, Nix, and Cargo. The README explicitly recommends Homebrew for macOS or Linux because the project is in active development with frequent updates.

How it is used

A typical user runs `dtop` against the local Docker daemon or passes one or more `--host` values for remote hosts. The optional YAML config lets users persist hosts, Dozzle URLs, filters, icon mode, and display preferences.

Why package nerds care

dtop matters to package nerds as part of the current wave of single-binary Rust TUIs: it overlaps with Docker dashboards, log viewers, and terminal observability tools, while still being distributed through classic package managers and container images.

Timeline

2025: Public amir20/dtop repository created.
2025: Crates.io package metadata records the `dtop` crate.
2025-2026: Homebrew formula distributes tagged upstream releases.

Related projects

The README explicitly connects dtop to Docker and Dozzle. Its feature set also overlaps with terminal monitor dashboards and container log viewers.

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 6 platform targets.
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

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: ./config.yaml./config.yml./.dtop.yaml./.dtop.yml~/.config/dtop/config.yaml~/.config/dtop/config.yml~/.dtop.yaml~/.dtop.yml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`dtop`	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 version0.7.7

manager updated2026-06-05

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.7.7

https://github.com/amir20/dtop

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:dtop
Version	0.7.7
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dtop
Homepage	https://dtop.dev/
Repository	https://github.com/amir20/dtop
Upstream docs	https://dtop.dev/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/amir20/dtop/archive/refs/tags/v0.7.7.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-05T15:21:35Z
Pulse	updated
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

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	dtop
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

dtop

nix profile install nixpkgs#dtop

normalized package name match
Matched by: Dtop

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dt/dtop/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/dtop.yml

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

Install dtop with Homebrew, Nix