# Install monika with Homebrew Synthetic monitoring made easy. Version 1.22.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:monika ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install monika ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:monika - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.22.0 - **Source summary:** Synthetic monitoring made easy - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:05:31-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - monika (cli) - monika (alias) ## Dependencies - node@24 - sqlite ## Build dependencies - rust ## 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: 1.22.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://monika.hyperjump.tech - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Monika is Hyperjump Technology's open-source synthetic monitoring CLI. Its documentation explains the name as an abbreviation of Monitoring Berkala, Indonesian for periodic monitoring, and describes the tool as a free command-line application for synthetic monitoring. ### Project history Monika's design is configuration-file driven. It reads a monika.yml file, builds HTTP or TCP probes from that configuration, checks assertions such as status code, response time, and response body, and sends incident or recovery notifications through configured channels including email, webhooks, Telegram, WhatsApp, and others. The GitHub project presents it as a Node.js/TypeScript CLI for monitoring web apps with a simple YAML file, alerting not only on downtime but also on slow responses. ### How it is used A visible milestone in the project's own writing was v1.6.0 in 2021, which highlighted YAML configuration support, alert improvements, periodic worker-status messages, and secondary proof checks. In the package-manager ecosystem, the Homebrew formula gives operators a native monika executable for local cron jobs, CI monitors, small self-hosted checks, or lightweight synthetic monitoring alongside heavier SaaS observability systems. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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: monika.yml ## Credential files - Unix: monika.yml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** monika - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 2 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [sqlite](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqlite/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [chronograf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chronograf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, monitoring. - [jvm-mon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jvm-mon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, monitoring. - [jvmtop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jvmtop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, monitoring. - [memcache-top](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/memcache-top/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, monitoring. - [ohdear-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ohdear-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, monitoring. - [pg_top](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pg-top/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, monitoring. - [pipemeter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pipemeter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, monitoring. - [runitor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/runitor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, monitoring. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/monika.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/monika.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 - cross-ecosystem install command graph