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OS agnostic (*nix) cross-platform supervisor. Version 0.24.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
OS agnostic (*nix) cross-platform supervisor
Project links
Commands and aliases
- immortal
- immortalctl
- immortaldir
history
Project history and usage
immortal is a small Go process supervisor for Unix-like systems. It packages a familiar daemon-management idea into three commands: immortal for running and supervising a service, immortalctl for status and control, and immortaldir for managing services from YAML files.
Project history
The public GitHub repository was created in 2016 and describes immortal as a cross-platform, OS-agnostic supervisor for the *nix family. The project site presents it as a practical service wrapper with manual pages, packaging links, examples, and a run.yml workflow.
The run.yml documentation shows the project's deployment bias: a service can ship its own YAML file, and operators can stop, restart, pause, or resume it through immortal without logging into the host to hand-run process commands.
Adoption history
immortal's adoption footprint is modest compared with large init systems, but it is packaged for Homebrew and distributed by the project as Linux deb and rpm artifacts. That puts it in the category of small supervisor tools chosen when systemd, supervisord, or runit is more machinery than a package author wants.
How it is used
The tool is used to run a command detached from a controlling terminal, restart it after termination, keep logs, and expose status and control through a Unix socket. The companion immortalctl command provides the operator-facing control surface.
Why package nerds care
For package maintainers, immortal is notable because it is a compact, Go-built supervisor with a YAML file convention and no hard dependency on one init system. It is the sort of utility that fits Homebrew and BSD-style environments where a service wrapper should be inspectable and portable.
Timeline
- 2016: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2017: Early 0.13.x and 0.15.x releases published through GitHub releases.
- 2024: v0.24.6 published through the GitHub releases feed.
Related projects
- supervisord, systemd, runit, daemontools, and s6 occupy the neighboring process-supervision space.
- immortalctl and immortaldir are shipped with immortal as the control and directory-management companions.
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 10 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
/usr/local/etc/immortal/*.yml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
immortal | cli | global executable | |
immortalctl | cli | global executable | |
immortaldir | 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 version0.24.6
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.24.6
https://github.com/immortal/immortal
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:immortal |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.24.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/immortal |
| Homepage | https://immortal.run/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/immortal/immortal |
| Upstream docs | https://immortal.run/ |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://github.com/immortal/immortal/archive/refs/tags/v0.24.6.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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 | immortal |
| 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 |
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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.
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
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment