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Hadoop-based distributed log collection and aggregation. Version 1.11.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-22.
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Package summary
Hadoop-based distributed log collection and aggregation
Project links
Commands and aliases
- flume-ng
history
Project history and usage
Apache Flume is a distributed service for collecting, aggregating, and moving large amounts of log or streaming event data, historically associated with Hadoop-era ingestion pipelines.
Project history
The Apache Flume site describes Flume as a reliable, available service with a simple streaming data-flow architecture and a flexible event model for online analytics. Its user guide centers on agents made of sources, channels, and sinks that are wired together in properties files.
Apache's release news records a long 1.x series as an Apache top-level project, with stable production-ready releases from the early 2010s through the 1.11.0 release in 2022.
Adoption history
Flume became a common Hadoop-adjacent log collection component by integrating with HDFS, HBase, Hive, Kafka, Avro, Thrift, syslog, netcat, Elasticsearch, and other ingestion or storage systems across its 1.x releases.
The 2014 Apache Flume 1.4.0 release notes emphasize plugins.d support, embedding agents, Avro and HDFS improvements, and numerous contributors from Git/SVN logs, showing the project maturing as an extensible ingestion platform.
How it is used
Operators start agents with flume-ng, pass an agent name, config directory, and config file or URI, and define sources, channels, and sinks in properties-style configuration. Typical topologies include fan-in collection from many log producers, fan-out routing, RPC ingestion, and delivery to storage or analytics systems.
Why package nerds care
Flume is package-nerd significant as a classic Java distribution package: shell launchers, conf directories, plugin directories, many optional connectors, Hadoop ecosystem dependencies, and security-sensitive logging/configuration behavior all affect how downstream packages are assembled.
Its history also captures a transition in log ingestion packaging from Hadoop-era batch and HDFS pipelines toward Kafka and cloud-native collectors.
Timeline
- 2013: Apache Flume 1.4.0 was released as the fourth Flume release as an Apache top-level project.
- 2015: Apache Flume 1.6.0 added Kafka source/sink support, a Kafka channel, Hive Streaming sink support, and end-to-end authentication.
- 2017: Apache Flume 1.8.0 added features including Taildir source and environment-variable support in configuration files.
- 2019: Apache Flume 1.9.0 added better SSL/TLS support, configuration filters, and Kafka client updates.
- 2022: Apache Flume 1.11.0 was released with Spring Boot deployment support and Kafka source/sink improvements.
Related projects
- Apache Hadoop, HDFS, HBase, Hive, Kafka, Avro, and Thrift are major ecosystem projects connected to Flume sources, channels, sinks, or release features.
- Apache BigTop is mentioned in Apache Flume release notes as a downstream distribution that shipped Flume binaries for a specific compatibility target.
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 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
flume-ng | 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 version1.11.0
manager updated2026-05-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://flume.apache.orgnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:flume |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.11.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/flume |
| Homepage | https://flume.apache.org |
| Repository | https://github.com/apache/flume |
| Upstream docs | https://flume.apache.org/FlumeUserGuide |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.lua?path=flume/1.11.0/apache-flume-1.11.0-bin.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-05-22T14:03:12-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | hadoop, openjdk@17 |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | flume |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | yes |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
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source trail
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- av.db category and tag curation
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- curated package history
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- package version freshness
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