# Install jetty with Homebrew, chocolatey, dnf, MacPorts, Nix Java servlet engine and webserver. Version 12.1.11 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-07. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:jetty ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install jetty ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install jetty ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: www/jetty/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install jetty ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jetty from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#jetty ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: jetty from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install jetty ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: jetty from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='8.6352005','msys2-installer' ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:jetty - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 12.1.11 - **Source summary:** Java servlet engine and webserver - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 OR EPL-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-07T21:32:54Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - jetty (cli) - jetty (alias) ## Dependencies - openjdk ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 12.1.11 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-07 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://jetty.org/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Eclipse Jetty is a Java-based web server and servlet engine with a long history as both an embeddable library and a standalone distribution. Its README describes a lightweight, scalable server for HTTP/1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, WebSocket, servlets, and related Java web technologies. ### Project history Jetty began in 1995 when Greg Wilkins of Mort Bay Consulting developed the Java HTTP server as part of an issue-tracking application. The official Jetty site says versions 1.x through 6.1.x used org.mortbay packaging and that Mort Bay directly hosted the project until version 3.x. The project moved through several homes: SourceForge from 2000 to 2005, Codehaus in 2005, Eclipse Foundation governance for core components in 2009, and GitHub as the canonical source and issue repository in 2016. Those moves mirror the larger history of Java server-side open source moving from small project hosts into foundation-managed infrastructure. Commercial and development sponsorship also changed over time. The official site records Mort Bay, Webtide, Intalio, and then Webtide again as organizations funding or leading development, with Webtide describing itself as developer-owned support for the open-source releases. ### Adoption history Jetty spread because it could be embedded in applications while also serving as a traditional servlet container. The official site says developers have used it in production for more than 20 years, embedded it in devices, tools, frameworks, application servers, and cloud services, and relied on it in high-profile operational environments. Homebrew, Chocolatey, Fedora, MacPorts, and Nix metadata in the input show that Jetty became a package-manager staple across Unix-like systems and Windows. Its package identity matters because it exposes Java web infrastructure as a normal installable developer tool rather than only as Maven dependencies. ### How it is used Jetty can be run from a distribution with `$JETTY_HOME/start.jar` and a separate `$JETTY_BASE` directory, or embedded directly in Java code with server and handler APIs. The operations guide documents persistent module configuration through `$JETTY_BASE/start.d/*.ini` files and transient module activation through command-line options. ### Why package nerds care Jetty is important to package nerds because it sits at the boundary between library, server, and command-line distribution. The same project can be a Maven dependency in an embedded app, a Homebrew-installed server, a servlet container for WAR deployment, or the underlying runtime behind smaller artifacts such as jetty-runner. ### Timeline - 1995: Greg Wilkins began the Java HTTP server that became Jetty at Mort Bay Consulting. - 2000: Jetty hosting moved to SourceForge for the 3.x, 4.x, and 5.x era. - 2005: Jetty moved to Codehaus hosting. - 2009: Core Jetty components moved to the Eclipse Foundation. - 2016: Canonical source and issue tracking moved to GitHub. - 2023: Jetty 12.0.0 release line published, reflecting the Jakarta EE-era restructuring. ### Related projects - Jetty is related to the Eclipse Foundation runtime project family, Webtide support, the Jakarta Servlet and WebSocket ecosystems, Maven Central artifacts, and Jetty Runner. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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 - Unix: $JETTY_BASE/start.d/*.ini, $JETTY_BASE/start.ini ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** jetty - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - jetty: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: jetty from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - dnf - jetty - 9.4.40-18.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jetty from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Java Webserver and Servlet Container | http://www.eclipse.org/jetty/ - dnf - jetty-client - 9.4.40-18.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jetty-client from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | client module for Jetty | http://www.eclipse.org/jetty/ - dnf - jetty-continuation - 9.4.40-18.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jetty-continuation from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | continuation module for Jetty | http://www.eclipse.org/jetty/ - dnf - jetty-http - 9.4.40-18.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jetty-http from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | http module for Jetty | http://www.eclipse.org/jetty/ - dnf - jetty-io - 9.4.40-18.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jetty-io from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | io module for Jetty | http://www.eclipse.org/jetty/ - dnf - jetty-jaas - 9.4.40-18.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jetty-jaas from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | jaas module for Jetty | http://www.eclipse.org/jetty/ - dnf - jetty-javadoc - 9.4.40-18.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jetty-javadoc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Javadoc for jetty | http://www.eclipse.org/jetty/ - dnf - jetty-jmx - 9.4.40-18.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jetty-jmx from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | jmx module for Jetty | http://www.eclipse.org/jetty/ - dnf - jetty-security - 9.4.40-18.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jetty-security from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | security module for Jetty | http://www.eclipse.org/jetty/ - dnf - jetty-server - 9.4.40-18.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jetty-server from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | server module for Jetty | http://www.eclipse.org/jetty/ - dnf - jetty-servlet - 9.4.40-18.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jetty-servlet from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | servlet module for Jetty | http://www.eclipse.org/jetty/ - dnf - jetty-util - 9.4.40-18.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jetty-util from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | util module for Jetty | http://www.eclipse.org/jetty/ - dnf - jetty-util-ajax - 9.4.40-18.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jetty-util-ajax from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | util-ajax module for Jetty | http://www.eclipse.org/jetty/ - dnf - jetty-webapp - 9.4.40-18.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jetty-webapp from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | webapp module for Jetty | http://www.eclipse.org/jetty/ - dnf - jetty-xml - 9.4.40-18.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jetty-xml from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | xml module for Jetty | http://www.eclipse.org/jetty/ ## 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. - 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