# Install groestlcoin with Homebrew, Nix Decentralized, peer to peer payment network. Version 31.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-10. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:groestlcoin ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install groestlcoin ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#groestlcoin ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gr/groestlcoin/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:groestlcoin - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 31.0 - **Source summary:** Decentralized, peer to peer payment network - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-10T22:44:36-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - groestlcoin (cli) - groestlcoin-cli (cli) - groestlcoin-tx (cli) - groestlcoin-util (cli) - groestlcoin-wallet (cli) - groestlcoind (cli) - groestlcoin (alias) - groestlcoin-cli (alias) - groestlcoin-tx (alias) - groestlcoin-util (alias) - groestlcoin-wallet (alias) - groestlcoind (alias) ## Dependencies - capnp - libevent - zeromq ## Build dependencies - boost - cmake - pkgconf ## 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: 31.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-10 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Groestlcoin/groestlcoin - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal - formula declares a Homebrew service ## 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 - Linux: ~/.groestlcoin/groestlcoin.conf - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Groestlcoin/groestlcoin.conf - Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Groestlcoin\groestlcoin.conf ## Credential files - 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 ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - groestlcoin: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gr/groestlcoin/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Nix - groestlcoind: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: groestlcoind from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix ## 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. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [capnp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/capnp/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libevent](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libevent/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [zeromq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zeromq/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [grin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/grin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, cryptocurrency, networking, node. - [bitcoin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bitcoin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, cryptocurrency, networking, wallet. - [grin-wallet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/grin-wallet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptocurrency, networking, wallet. - [btcli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/btcli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, networking, wallet. - [core-lightning](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/core-lightning/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptocurrency, networking, node. - [oasis](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/oasis/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, networking, wallet. - [croc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/croc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, peer-to-peer. - [dumbpipe](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dumbpipe/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, peer-to-peer. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/groestlcoin.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/groestlcoin.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - 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