# Install manticoresearch with Homebrew, Nix, zypper Open source text search engine. Version 27.1.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:manticoresearch ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install manticoresearch ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#manticoresearch ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ma/manticoresearch/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install sphinx ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: sphinx from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:manticoresearch - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 27.1.5 - **Source summary:** Open source text search engine - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-only AND (GPL-2.0-only WITH x11vnc-openssl-exception) AND (Unlicense OR MIT) - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:05:26-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - index_converter (cli) - indexer (cli) - indextool (cli) - searchd (cli) - spelldump (cli) - wordbreaker (cli) - index_converter (alias) - indexer (alias) - indextool (alias) - searchd (alias) - spelldump (alias) - wordbreaker (alias) ## Dependencies - boost - cctz - icu4c@78 - libpq - mariadb-connector-c - openssl@3 - re2 - unixodbc - xxhash - zstd ## Build dependencies - cmake - nlohmann-json - snowball ## Uses from macOS - expat ## 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: 27.1.5 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/manticoresoftware/manticoresearch - Upstream latest detected: 27.1.5 (current) ## Project history and usage Manticore Search is an open-source search database focused on full-text, vector, and hybrid search with SQL and HTTP interfaces. It is positioned by its maintainers as a fast, easy-to-use alternative to Elasticsearch. ### Project history The official README says Manticore Search was forked from Sphinx 2.3.2 in 2017. The public GitHub repository was created in June 2017, and the README still carries the historical line from Sphinx to Manticore while presenting Manticore as its own database and search server. The project is implemented primarily in C++ and keeps the search-daemon heritage visible through commands such as `searchd`, `indexer`, and configuration in `manticore.conf`. Over time, the README has expanded the positioning from full-text search to a broader search database with real-time indexing, SQL, JSON/HTTP APIs, vector search, replication, backup tooling, and client libraries. ### Adoption history The README names Craigslist, Socialgist, PubChem, Rozetka, and others as users of Manticore for search and stream filtering. It also points to official package repositories, Docker images, Homebrew installation, cloud offerings, a forum, Slack, Telegram, and language clients, indicating adoption as both server software and developer-facing infrastructure. By 2026 the repository had over ten thousand GitHub stars and hundreds of forks. That is a significant footprint for an open-source search engine outside the Elasticsearch/OpenSearch mainstream. ### How it is used Users run Manticore as a service or container, configure `searchd`, create tables, insert data, and query through MySQL-compatible SQL or HTTP JSON APIs. The manual documents explicit startup with `searchd --config /etc/manticoresearch/manticore.conf`, Linux service management, and Windows startup with `searchd -c manticore.conf`. The README emphasizes full-text operators, ranking, filtering, faceting, geospatial search, hybrid search, KNN/vector search, spell correction, stream filtering, replication, backup and restore, data import from databases or files, and clients for languages including PHP, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Elixir, Go, and Rust. ### Why package nerds care Manticore matters to package maintainers because it is not just a CLI: it ships a daemon, indexer tools, config files, data directories, service integration, protocol compatibility, optional authentication, and language clients. Its Sphinx lineage also makes it part of the long-running history of self-hosted full-text search engines. ### Timeline - 2017: Manticore Search forked from Sphinx 2.3.2 according to the official README. - 2017: Public GitHub repository created. - 2025: release-15.1.0 published. - 2026: 27.1.5 release published. ### Related projects - Sphinx Search is the upstream project from which Manticore was forked. - Manticore Columnar Library is listed by the README as supporting columnar storage. - Official clients exist for PHP, Python, Python asyncio, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Elixir, Go, and Rust. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - 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: /etc/manticoresearch/manticore.conf - Windows: C:\Manticore\manticore.conf ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** manticoresearch - **Version Scheme:** 1 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - manticoresearch: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ma/manticoresearch/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper - sphinx - 2.2.11-10.5: installed executable or alias match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: sphinx from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | SQL full-text search engine | https://sphinxsearch.com/ ## 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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [cctz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cctz/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libpq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libpq/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [mariadb-connector-c](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mariadb-connector-c/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [unixodbc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/unixodbc/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [groonga](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/groonga/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, full-text-search, indexing. - [hyperestraier](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hyperestraier/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, full-text-search, indexing, search. - [omega](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/omega/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, indexing, search, search-engine. - [sonic](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sonic/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, full-text-search, indexing, search. - [tokyo-dystopia](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tokyo-dystopia/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, full-text-search, search, search-engine. - [xapian](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xapian/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, indexing, search, search-engine. - [meilisearch](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/meilisearch/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, full-text-search, search, search-engine. - [ngt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ngt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, indexing, search. - [pgroonga](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pgroonga/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, data, database, full, full-text-search. - [mysql](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mysql/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, data, database, icu4c, icu4c-78. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/manticoresearch.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/manticoresearch.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