# Install node_exporter with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts, zypper Prometheus exporter for machine metrics. Version 1.11.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:node_exporter ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install node_exporter ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install node_exporter ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/node_exporter/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install node-exporter ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: node-exporter from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install golang-github-prometheus-node_exporter ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: golang-github-prometheus-node_exporter from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:node_exporter - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.11.1 - **Source summary:** Prometheus exporter for machine metrics - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - node_exporter (cli) - node_exporter_brew_services (cli) - node_exporter (alias) - node_exporter_brew_services (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Service: declared - Caveats: When run from `brew services`, `node_exporter` is run from `node_exporter_brew_services` and uses the flags in: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/node_exporter.args - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.11.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/prometheus/node_exporter - Upstream latest detected: v1.11.1 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage `node_exporter` is Prometheus's Unix host-metrics exporter. It is one of the canonical Prometheus deployment pieces: install it on a machine, expose `/metrics` on port 9100, and let Prometheus scrape CPU, memory, filesystem, network, kernel, and other machine-level metrics. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created on 2013-04-18 under the Prometheus organization. The README describes it as a Go exporter for hardware and OS metrics exposed by *NIX kernels, with pluggable collectors and a separate recommendation to use `windows_exporter` for Windows machines. The project evolved by growing a large collector surface while keeping some expensive or high-cardinality collectors disabled by default. The README documents default collectors such as cpu, diskstats, filesystem, loadavg, meminfo, netdev, textfile, uname, vmstat, and many others, plus opt-in collectors such as systemd, perf, processes, tcpstat, wifi, and zoneinfo. ### Adoption history By 2026-07-01, GitHub metadata reported 13562 stars and 2672 forks for `prometheus/node_exporter`. Homebrew's formula API reported stable version 1.11.1 and 5544 installs over 365 days. That Homebrew number is only a small slice of usage because production deployments often use distro packages, containers, configuration management, or upstream release tarballs. The Prometheus documentation treats Node Exporter as the standard path for Linux host metrics and walks through downloading a release, running the binary, scraping `localhost:9100`, and checking metrics with the `node_` prefix. Grafana and Prometheus ecosystem docs commonly use it as the base host telemetry example. ### How it is used The practical pattern is boring and important: run one `node_exporter` per host, expose port 9100 to Prometheus, and tune collectors only when needed. In containers, the README warns that the exporter is designed to monitor the host system, so Docker deployments bind-mount the host root filesystem, use host networking and PID namespace, and set `--path.rootfs=/host`. Package nerds care about collector flags. Default collectors cover the normal node dashboard path; opt-in collectors need testing because scrape duration, timeout, and sample cardinality can jump. The textfile collector is the escape hatch for local scripts and cron jobs: write Prometheus-format files to a configured directory and let node_exporter expose them with the rest of the host metrics. ### Why package nerds care This is not related to Node.js despite the name. In Prometheus vocabulary, a node is a machine. That naming collision is worth encoding because package search and enrichment can otherwise confuse JavaScript tooling with host observability tooling. ### Timeline - 2013-04-18: GitHub repository `prometheus/node_exporter` was created. - 2024-07-14: v1.8.2 release metadata appeared in GitHub releases. - 2025-10-24: v1.10.0 was released. - 2026-04-07: v1.11.1 was released and Homebrew reported it as the stable formula version on 2026-07-01. ### Related projects - Prometheus - Grafana - windows_exporter - prometheus-community/node-exporter-textfile-collector-scripts ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - formula declares a Homebrew service ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** node_exporter - **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 - dnf - node-exporter - 1.11.1-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: node-exporter from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Exporter for machine metrics | https://github.com/prometheus/node_exporter - zypper - golang-github-prometheus-node_exporter - 1.11.1-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: golang-github-prometheus-node_exporter from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Prometheus exporter for machine metrics | https://github.com/prometheus/node_exporter - MacPorts - node_exporter: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/node_exporter/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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [prometheus](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/prometheus/) - Shares the same upstream homepage. - [collectd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/collectd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, metrics, monitoring, system. - [ctop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ctop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, metrics, monitoring, system. - [netdata](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/netdata/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, metrics, monitoring, system. - [zabbix](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zabbix/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, metrics, monitoring, system. - [asitop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/asitop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system. - [duf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/duf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system. - [dwatch](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dwatch/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system. - [gotop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gotop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/node_exporter.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/node_exporter.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