# Install logstalgia with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, scoop, zypper Web server access log visualizer with retro style. Version 1.1.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:logstalgia ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install logstalgia ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install logstalgia ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: www/logstalgia/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add logstalgia ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: logstalgia from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install logstalgia ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: logstalgia from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install logstalgia ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: logstalgia 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#logstalgia ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/lo/logstalgia/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install logstalgia ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: logstalgia from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/logstalgia ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/logstalgia.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:logstalgia - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.1.5 - **Source summary:** Web server access log visualizer with retro style - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:05:13-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - logstalgia (cli) - logstalgia (alias) ## Dependencies - boost - freetype - glew - libpng - pcre2 - sdl2-compat - sdl2_image ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - glm - libtool - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.1.5 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/acaudwell/Logstalgia - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Logstalgia is a command-line OpenGL visualizer that replays or streams web server access logs as a retro arcade-style simulation. It turns ordinary Apache, Nginx, and similar access logs into an animated view of requests, hosts, response codes, and paths. ### Project history The project credits Andrew Caudwell and carries a 2008 copyright notice in its upstream README. Its GitHub repository was created in December 2009 and remains the official source repository for the Logstalgia codebase. The README presents Logstalgia as a Unix-style tool around one executable, `logstalgia`, taking a log file path or `-` for standard input. Its options expose the visualizer's arcade metaphor: paddles, balls, groups, simulation speed, OpenGL display controls, and live reloadable user-supplied configuration files. ### Adoption history Logstalgia has persisted as a niche but recognizable log-visualization tool in package-manager culture. The supplied package facts list it across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, MacPorts, Nix, Scoop, and Alpine packaging ecosystems. The official GitHub repository shows visible long-tail adoption for a visual CLI utility, with roughly 1.8k stars, 172 forks, and releases continuing through `logstalgia-1.1.5` in March 2026. ### How it is used Typical use is direct and pipeline-friendly: run `logstalgia access.log` for a saved log, or pipe live server logs with commands such as `tail -f /var/log/apache2/access.log | logstalgia --sync -`. The README also documents SSH streaming, time-window playback, custom grouping rules, and frame output for video capture. The tool is most useful with busy web logs because its real-time visualization depends on enough request volume to make the simulation interesting. ### Why package nerds care For package nerds, Logstalgia is the durable example of a small C++/OpenGL CLI that made log files visual without becoming an observability platform. It sits at the odd intersection of sysadmin tooling, demo-scene aesthetics, and package-manager nostalgia. ### Timeline - 2008: Upstream README credits the original Logstalgia copyright to Andrew Caudwell. - 2009: Official GitHub repository created. - 2018: 1.1.x release series continues with `logstalgia-1.1.1` and `logstalgia-1.1.2`. - 2026: `logstalgia-1.1.5` published on GitHub. ### Related projects - Logstalgia is closely related in spirit to Gource, another Andrew Caudwell visualization project, but Logstalgia targets web access logs rather than source-code history. ### Sources - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** logstalgia - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - logstalgia - 1.1.4-1+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: logstalgia from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | web server access log visualizer | http://logstalgia.io - Nix - logstalgia: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/lo/logstalgia/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - logstalgia - 1.1.4-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: logstalgia from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | web server access log visualizer | http://logstalgia.io - apk - logstalgia - 1.1.5-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: logstalgia from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A website access log visualisation tool | https://logstalgia.io/ - apk - logstalgia-doc - 1.1.5-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: logstalgia-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A website access log visualisation tool (documentation) | https://logstalgia.io/ - dnf - logstalgia - 1.1.5-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: logstalgia from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Web server access log visualizer | https://github.com/acaudwell/Logstalgia - zypper - logstalgia - 1.1.4-2.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: logstalgia from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A website access log visualization tool | https://logstalgia.io/ - MacPorts - logstalgia: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: www/logstalgia/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - extras/logstalgia: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/logstalgia.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## 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. - [freetype](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/freetype/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [glew](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glew/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libpng](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libpng/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pcre2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pcre2/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [sdl2-compat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sdl2-compat/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libtool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtool/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [chronograf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chronograf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, visualization. - [codevis](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/codevis/) - 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Shared terms: boost, cli, compat, developer, developer-tools. - [analog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/analog/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, libpng, logs. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/logstalgia.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/logstalgia.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