install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install groestlcoin

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#groestlcoin

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

overview

Package summary

Decentralized, peer to peer payment network

Project links

Commands and aliases

groestlcoin
groestlcoin-cli
groestlcoin-tx
groestlcoin-util
groestlcoin-wallet
groestlcoind

history

Project history and usage

Groestlcoin Core is the full-node and wallet package for Groestlcoin, a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency launched on March 22, 2014. It follows the Bitcoin Core style of packaging: daemon, CLI, transaction utility, wallet utility, and local data directory.

Project history

Groestlcoin's official GitHub organization describes the project as launched on March 22, 2014 with a focus on technological advancement. The Core repository is the integration and staging tree for the network's reference implementation.

The project differentiated itself through rapid wallet and infrastructure work around a Bitcoin-derived core. Its official roadmap records early releases of desktop, Android, Electrum-derived, web, multisig, and tipping tools, followed by SegWit, Lightning, GRSPay, hardware-wallet, explorer, and payment-infrastructure work.

Groestlcoin's own release writing emphasizes first-mover claims around SegWit and Taproot transactions on mainnet. Those claims are part of the project's identity and explain why the Core package tracks Bitcoin Core-era protocol features closely while carrying Groestlcoin-specific patches.

Adoption history

Adoption has been package-driven in the same way as many long-running Bitcoin forks: users install Core to run a validating node, use the bundled CLI tools, and hold wallet data locally. Homebrew and Nix packaging make the multi-binary Core suite easier to install on developer workstations.

The official roadmap shows a broad surrounding ecosystem rather than one Core binary alone: Electrum-GRS, Android wallets, GRSPay, c-lightning/Core Lightning ports, explorers, BlueWallet-derived clients, hardware-wallet integrations, and payment tooling.

How it is used

The package provides `groestlcoind` for the node daemon, `groestlcoin-cli` for RPC control, `groestlcoin-wallet` for wallet operations, and transaction utilities such as `groestlcoin-tx` and `groestlcoin-util`.

Operationally, it behaves like a Bitcoin Core-family package: the config file controls node and RPC behavior, `.cookie` is used for local RPC authentication, and `wallet.dat` or wallet files under the wallets directory contain sensitive wallet state.

Why package nerds care

Groestlcoin Core is a good package-nerd specimen because it is both a cryptocurrency daemon and a bundle of small administrative tools. Formula maintainers have to package a network service, RPC client, transaction tools, wallet tooling, and platform-specific data paths together.

Its long roadmap also shows the maintenance burden of Bitcoin-derived coins that keep pace with upstream Bitcoin Core while maintaining separate branding, parameters, wallets, and Lightning/payment integrations.

Timeline

2014-03-22: Groestlcoin launched.
2014-06-22: Groestlcoin 2.1.0.6 release appeared on the official roadmap.
2015: The roadmap recorded Electrum-GRS, wallet32, MultiGroestl, mobile, multisig, and Armory-related work.
2017-01-17: Groestlcoin Core v2.13.3 appeared on the roadmap during the SegWit era.
2018: The roadmap recorded GRSPay, Trezor One support, Electrum-GRS updates, and multiple wallet integrations.
2021-06 and 2021-12: Official release writing recorded Taproot activation and transaction milestones on mainnet.
2022-2024: The roadmap recorded Core releases 23.0.0 through 28.0.0 and continued Lightning/payment tooling updates.

Related projects

Bitcoin Core is the architectural ancestor of Groestlcoin Core.
Electrum-GRS is a related lightweight wallet.
GRSPay is Groestlcoin's payment-server ecosystem project.
Core Lightning/c-lightning ports are part of Groestlcoin's Lightning tooling.
Groestlcoin mobile and hardware-wallet integrations are tracked in the official roadmap.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
formula declares a Homebrew service

Signals

metadata:service
text:network

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 3 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.

Linux: ~/.groestlcoin/groestlcoin.conf
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Groestlcoin/groestlcoin.conf
Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Groestlcoin\groestlcoin.conf

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Linux: ~/.groestlcoin/wallets/wallet.dat~/.groestlcoin/.cookie
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Groestlcoin/wallets/wallet.dat~/Library/Application Support/Groestlcoin/.cookie
Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Groestlcoin\wallets\wallet.dat%LOCALAPPDATA%\Groestlcoin\.cookie

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`groestlcoin`	cli	global executable
`groestlcoin-cli`	cli	global executable
`groestlcoin-tx`	cli	global executable
`groestlcoin-util`	cli	global executable
`groestlcoin-wallet`	cli	global executable
`groestlcoind`	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 version31.0

manager updated2026-05-10

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/Groestlcoin/groestlcoin

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/Groestlcoin/groestlcoinnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:groestlcoin
Version	31.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/groestlcoin
Homepage	https://www.groestlcoin.org/groestlcoin-core-wallet/
Repository	https://github.com/Groestlcoin/groestlcoin
Upstream docs	https://github.com/Groestlcoin/groestlcoin/tree/master/doc
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/Groestlcoin/groestlcoin/releases/download/v31.0/groestlcoin-31.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-10T22:44:36-04:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	capnp, libevent, zeromq
Build dependencies	boost, cmake, pkgconf
Uses from macOS	sqlite
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	groestlcoin
Version Scheme	0
Revision	1
Head Version	HEAD
Requirements	macos
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%

groestlcoin

nix profile install nixpkgs#groestlcoin

normalized package name match
Matched by: Groestlcoin

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Nix92%

groestlcoind

nix profile install nixpkgs#groestlcoind

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Groestlcoind

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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/groestlcoin.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

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