# Install gearman with Homebrew, apt, apk, MacPorts, pacman Application framework to farm out work to other machines or processes. Version 1.1.22 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gearman ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gearman ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install gearmand ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/gearmand/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install gearman ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: gearman from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add gearman-dev ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gearman-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S gearmand ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: gearmand from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gearman - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.1.22 - **Source summary:** Application framework to farm out work to other machines or processes - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:03:26-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gearadmin (cli) - gearman (cli) - gearmand (cli) - gearadmin (alias) - gearman (alias) - gearmand (alias) ## Dependencies - boost - libevent - libmemcached ## Build dependencies - pkgconf - sphinx-doc ## Uses from macOS - sqlite ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Service: declared - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.1.22 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/gearman/gearmand - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Gearman is an open-source job server and application framework for distributing work to other machines or processes, with clients and workers connected through a language-neutral protocol. ### Project history The official manual says Gearman was originally created at Danga Interactive, the company behind LiveJournal, and that its name is an anagram of Manager. It was used at LiveJournal for several purposes, including as a coordination mechanism for MogileFS. The original implementation was written in Perl. As companies such as Digg and Yahoo began using Gearman, APIs in other languages such as PHP appeared. In early 2008, a C port of the job server and libraries began, and by the end of 2008 the C server was ready for its first release. The modern gearmand repository notes that GitHub holds the latest source and versions 1.1.13 and later, while older releases before 1.1.13 live in the Launchpad repository. ### Adoption history Gearman was adopted as a general-purpose distributed work system for web infrastructure, background jobs, heterogeneous language stacks, and database-related workflows. The official site names high-availability web sites and database replication event transport as example use cases, and highlights clients and workers in different languages speaking the same protocol. ### How it is used A typical Gearman deployment runs gearmand as the job server, has clients submit named jobs, and has one or more workers register functions and return results. The command-line package includes gearmand, gearman, and gearadmin for running the server, submitting or working jobs, and inspecting server state. ### Why package nerds care Gearman is historically significant because it represents an older but durable Unix package pattern: a small daemon, a protocol, language bindings, and command-line tools that package managers can distribute separately or together. It is closely associated with the same LiveJournal/Danga infrastructure lineage that produced memcached, MogileFS, and Perlbal. ### Timeline - 2005: First Gearman blog post referenced by the official manual. - 2008: C job server and libraries started and reached first release readiness. - 2016: gearman/gearmand GitHub repository created. - 2020: 1.1.19 maintenance release published. - 2022: 1.1.20 maintenance release published. - 2025: 1.1.22 maintenance release published. ### Related projects - The official history places Gearman in the Danga/LiveJournal family alongside memcached, MogileFS, and Perlbal. It also relates to the older Perl job server, the C gearmand server, language bindings such as PHP and Perl, and alternative implementations such as pure Java. ### Sources - - - - - - - ## Security Notes formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - formula declares a Homebrew service ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** gearman - **Aliases:** gearmand - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - gearman - 1.1.21+ds-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gearman from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Distributed job queue | http://launchpad.net/gearmand - Ubuntu apt - gearman - 1.1.20+ds-1.2build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gearman from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Distributed job queue | http://launchpad.net/gearmand - MacPorts - gearmand: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/gearmand/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Debian apt - gearman-job-server - 1.1.21+ds-1: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: gearman-job-server from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Job server for the Gearman distributed job queue | http://launchpad.net/gearmand - Debian apt - gearman-tools - 1.1.21+ds-1: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: gearman-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Tools for the Gearman distributed job queue | http://launchpad.net/gearmand - Debian apt - libgearman-dev - 1.1.21+ds-1: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: libgearman-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Development files for the Gearman Library | http://launchpad.net/gearmand - Debian apt - libgearman-doc - 1.1.21+ds-1: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: libgearman-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | API Documentation for the Gearman Library | http://launchpad.net/gearmand - Debian apt - libgearman8t64 - 1.1.21+ds-1: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: libgearman8t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Library providing Gearman client and worker functions | http://launchpad.net/gearmand - Ubuntu apt - gearman-job-server - 1.1.20+ds-1.2build4: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gearman-job-server from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Job server for the Gearman distributed job queue | http://launchpad.net/gearmand - Ubuntu apt - gearman-tools - 1.1.20+ds-1.2build4: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gearman-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Tools for the Gearman distributed job queue | http://launchpad.net/gearmand - Ubuntu apt - libgearman-dev - 1.1.20+ds-1.2build4: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgearman-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Development files for the Gearman Library | http://launchpad.net/gearmand - Ubuntu apt - libgearman-doc - 1.1.20+ds-1.2build4: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgearman-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | API Documentation for the Gearman Library | http://launchpad.net/gearmand - Ubuntu apt - libgearman8t64 - 1.1.20+ds-1.2build4: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgearman8t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Library providing Gearman client and worker functions | http://launchpad.net/gearmand - apk - gearman-dev - 1.1.22-r0: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gearman-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A distributed job queue (development files) | http://gearman.org - apk - gearman-libs - 1.1.22-r0: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gearman-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A distributed job queue (libraries) | http://gearman.org - apk - gearmand - 1.1.22-r0: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gearmand from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A distributed job queue | http://gearman.org ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [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. - [libevent](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libevent/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libmemcached](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libmemcached/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [sphinx-doc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sphinx-doc/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libidl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libidl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, distributed-computing. - [open-mpi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/open-mpi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, distributed-computing. - [amber](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/amber/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, framework, libevent. - [crystalline](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/crystalline/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, libevent, server. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gearman.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gearman.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 - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph