macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install monitlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install monitMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/monit/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install monit with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, winget
Manage and monitor processes, files, directories, and devices. Version 6.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add monitAlpine Linux edge package indexes · monit · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install monitDebian stable package indexes · monit · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install monitFedora Rawhide package metadata · monit · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#monitnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mo/monit/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S monitArch Linux sync databases · monit · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id fzf404.Monit -eWindows Package Manager source index · fzf404.Monit · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Manage and monitor processes, files, directories, and devices
Project links
Commands and aliases
- monit
history
Project history and usage
Monit is a Unix-focused process and service supervision tool maintained under the Tildeslash/M/Monit project. Its manual defines the core role plainly: monitor processes, programs, files, directories, filesystems, network connections, scripts, and system resources, then take actions such as restart, stop, alert, or execute a configured command when a check fails.
Project history
The package occupies a practical space between init systems, cron, and full metrics platforms. Operators write a compact monitrc file, run Monit as a daemon, and use it for local recovery loops such as restarting web servers, checking disk or memory thresholds, probing HTTP/SMTP/MySQL-like protocols, and exposing status through its built-in HTTP(S) interface. M/Monit extends that pattern into a central management product that treats Monit as the per-host agent.
How it is used
Monit gained visibility in early web operations because it handled fleets of identical application worker processes well. Twitter's 2010 engineering writeup says Twitter had relied on Monit for automatic recovery and monitoring of Mongrel workers, then kept Monit supervising the Unicorn master process while adding a more specialized process-tree watcher. Later release notes show the project continuing to track operational needs such as container PID 1 behavior, stronger checksum support, protocol checks, HTTP interface hardening, and platform-specific process accounting.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: orange
formula declares a Homebrew service.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- formula declares a Homebrew service
Signals
- metadata:service
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime 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
~/.monitrc/etc/monitrc@sysconfdir@/monitrc./monitrc
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.monitrc/etc/monitrc@sysconfdir@/monitrc./monitrc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
monit | 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 version6.0.0
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://mmonit.com/monit/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:monit |
|---|---|
| Version | 6.0.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/monit |
| Homepage | https://mmonit.com/monit/ |
| Repository | https://bitbucket.org/tildeslash/monit |
| Upstream docs | https://mmonit.com/monit/documentation/monit.html |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://mmonit.com/monit/dist/monit-6.0.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:05:31-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | openssl@3 |
| Uses from macOS | libxcrypt |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | monit |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
monit 1:5.34.3-1
utility for monitoring and managing daemons or similar programs
sudo apt install monit- Section: admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monit
Nix95%
monit
nix profile install nixpkgs#monit- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monit
Ubuntu apt95%
monit 1:5.33.0-2build2
utility for monitoring and managing daemons or similar programs
sudo apt install monit- Section: universe/admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monit
apk95%
monit 5.35.2-r0
Managing and monitoring on a UNIX system
sudo apk add monit- License: AGPL-3.0-or-later WITH OpenSSL-Exception
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: monit
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monit
apk95%
monit-doc 5.35.2-r0
Managing and monitoring on a UNIX system (documentation)
sudo apk add monit-doc- License: AGPL-3.0-or-later WITH OpenSSL-Exception
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: monit
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monit
apk95%
monit-openrc 5.35.2-r0
Managing and monitoring on a UNIX system (OpenRC init scripts)
sudo apk add monit-openrc- License: AGPL-3.0-or-later WITH OpenSSL-Exception
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: monit
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monit
dnf95%
monit 5.35.2-2.fc44
Manages and monitors processes, files, directories and devices
sudo dnf install monit- License: AGPL-3.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: monit
- 10 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monit
pacman95%
monit 5.35.2-2
Utility for managing and monitoring, processes, files, directories and devices on a *NIX system
sudo pacman -S monit- License: GPL3
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monit
MacPorts95%
monit
sudo port install monit- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monit
winget95%
fzf404.Monit
winget install --id fzf404.Monit -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monit
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
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment