macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install nerdloglocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install nerdlogMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/nerdlog/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install nerdlog with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts
TUI log viewer with timeline histogram and no central server. Version 1.10.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add nerdlogAlpine Linux edge package indexes · nerdlog · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
overview
Package summary
TUI log viewer with timeline histogram and no central server
Project links
Commands and aliases
- nerdlog
history
Project history and usage
Nerdlog is a remote-first terminal log viewer for querying logs across multiple machines over SSH without running a central log server. The public repository was created on 2025-04-20 and v1.0.0 was released on 2025-04-22, but the README says the tool was originally hacked together in 2022 and then cleaned up and open sourced in 2025.
Project history
The maintainer frames Nerdlog as loosely inspired by Graylog and Kibana, but intentionally avoiding their server-side setup. The README states the primary use case: reading system logs from `/var/log/messages`, `/var/log/syslog`, or `journalctl` across one or more remote hosts, including large log files around 1GB or more. It does remote-side analysis, transfers matching rows plus timeline histogram data, compresses most data in transit, and merges results into a single TUI.
GitHub metadata retrieved on 2026-07-01 showed about 1.5k stars and 39 forks. GitHub releases list v1.0.0 on 2025-04-22 and v1.10.0 on 2025-06-09, indicating a short but active public release window.
Adoption history
The adoption story is early and mostly source/community driven: GitHub stars, Hacker News and Reddit discussion, Homebrew/MacPorts/Alpine packaging, and the maintainer's own article and README. The Homebrew formula API reported stable version 1.10.0 and 10 install-on-request events in the prior 30 days when checked on 2026-07-01, so packaged usage is still small compared with the attention around the initial open-source release.
How it is used
Users run `nerdlog`, define local or SSH logstreams, filter with awk-like expressions or regular expressions, and use the timeline histogram to narrow the time range. It is aimed at operators who have SSH access to hosts and want Graylog/Kibana-like querying for plain system logs without deploying Elasticsearch, agents, collectors, or a log database.
Why package nerds care
Nerdlog is a useful package-nerd signal for the 'no server, just SSH and logs' school of operations tooling. It complements heavier log stacks by serving small fleets, personal infrastructure, and incident debugging where setup time matters more than centralized retention.
Timeline
- 2022: Maintainer says the first version was hacked together to replace painfully slow Splunk setups.
- 2025-04-20: GitHub repository created.
- 2025-04-22: v1.0.0 released.
- 2025-06-09: v1.10.0 released.
Related projects
- Graylog
- Kibana
- Splunk
- journalctl
- syslog
- SSH
- gawk
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/dimonomid/nerdlog
- https://api.github.com/repos/dimonomid/nerdlog/releases?per_page=100
- https://dmitryfrank.com/projects/nerdlog/article
- https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/nerdlog.json
- https://github.com/dimonomid/nerdlog
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43750765
- https://www.reddit.com/r/opensource/comments/1kl443p/built_nerdlog_fast_remotefirst_multihost_tui_log/
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:server
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
nerdlog | 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 version1.10.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.10.0
https://github.com/dimonomid/nerdlog
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:nerdlog |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.10.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nerdlog |
| Homepage | https://dmitryfrank.com/projects/nerdlog/article |
| Repository | https://github.com/dimonomid/nerdlog |
| Upstream docs | https://dmitryfrank.com/projects/nerdlog/article |
| License | BSD-2-Clause |
| Source archive | https://github.com/dimonomid/nerdlog/archive/refs/tags/v1.10.0.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | nerdlog |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| 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.
apk95%
nerdlog 1.10.0-r10
A fast, remote-first, multi-host log TUI, timeline histogram & no central server
https://github.com/dimonomid/nerdlog
sudo apk add nerdlog- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: nerdlog
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nerdlog
apk95%
nerdlog-doc 1.10.0-r10
A fast, remote-first, multi-host log TUI, timeline histogram & no central server (documentation)
https://github.com/dimonomid/nerdlog
sudo apk add nerdlog-doc- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: nerdlog
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nerdlog
MacPorts95%
nerdlog
sudo port install nerdlog- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nerdlog
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 package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment