# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:nerdlog ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install nerdlog ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install nerdlog ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/nerdlog/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add nerdlog ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nerdlog from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:nerdlog - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.10.0 - **Source summary:** TUI log viewer with timeline histogram and no central server - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-2-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - nerdlog (cli) - nerdlog (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.10.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/dimonomid/nerdlog - Upstream latest detected: v1.10.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 - - - - - - - ## 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:** nerdlog - **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 - apk - nerdlog - 1.10.0-r10: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nerdlog from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A fast, remote-first, multi-host log TUI, timeline histogram & no central server | https://github.com/dimonomid/nerdlog - apk - nerdlog-doc - 1.10.0-r10: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nerdlog-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A fast, remote-first, multi-host log TUI, timeline histogram & no central server (documentation) | https://github.com/dimonomid/nerdlog - MacPorts - nerdlog: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/nerdlog/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/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. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [purr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/purr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, logging, tui. - [cdk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cdk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal-ui, tui. - [fblog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fblog/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, log-viewer, logging. - [flowrs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/flowrs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal-ui, tui. - [gitu](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gitu/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal-ui, tui. - [gitui](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gitui/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal-ui, tui. - [hl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, log-viewer, logging. - [jqp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jqp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal-ui, tui. - [otree](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/otree/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, terminal, terminal-ui. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/nerdlog.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/nerdlog.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