# Install nut with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Network UPS Tools: Support for various power devices. Version 2.8.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:nut ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install nut ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install nut ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/nut/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add nut ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nut from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libnutclient-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libnutclient-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install nut ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nut from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#nut ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/nu/nut/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S nut ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: nut from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libnutclient2 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libnutclient2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:nut - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.8.5 - **Source summary:** Network UPS Tools: Support for various power devices - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - al175 (cli) - apcsmart (cli) - apcsmart-old (cli) - apcupsd-ups (cli) - bcmxcp (cli) - bcmxcp_usb (cli) - belkin (cli) - belkinunv (cli) - bestfcom (cli) - bestfortress (cli) - bestuferrups (cli) - bestups (cli) - bicker_ser (cli) - blazer_ser (cli) - blazer_usb (cli) - clone (cli) - clone-outlet (cli) - dummy-ups (cli) - etapro (cli) - everups (cli) - failover (cli) - gamatronic (cli) - genericups (cli) - isbmex (cli) - ivtscd (cli) - liebert (cli) - liebert-esp2 (cli) - liebert-gxe (cli) - masterguard (cli) - meanwell_ntu (cli) - metasys (cli) - mge-shut (cli) - mge-utalk (cli) - microdowell (cli) - microsol-apc (cli) - nhs_ser (cli) - nut-upower (cli) - nutconf (cli) - nutdrv_atcl_usb (cli) - nutdrv_hashx (cli) - nutdrv_qx (cli) - nutdrv_siemens-sitop (cli) - oneac (cli) - optiups (cli) - powercom (cli) - powerpanel (cli) - powervar_cx_ser (cli) - powervar_cx_usb (cli) - rhino (cli) - richcomm_usb (cli) - riello_ser (cli) - riello_usb (cli) - safenet (cli) - skel (cli) - sms_ser (cli) - solis (cli) - tripplite (cli) - tripplite_usb (cli) - tripplitesu (cli) - upsc (cli) - upscmd (cli) - upscode2 (cli) - upsd (cli) - upsdrvctl (cli) - upsdrvsvcctl (cli) - upslog (cli) - upsmon (cli) - upsrw (cli) - upssched (cli) - upssched-cmd (cli) - usbhid-ups (cli) - ve-direct (cli) - victronups (cli) - al175 (alias) - apcsmart (alias) - apcsmart-old (alias) - apcupsd-ups (alias) - bcmxcp (alias) - bcmxcp_usb (alias) - belkin (alias) - belkinunv (alias) - bestfcom (alias) - bestfortress (alias) - bestuferrups (alias) - bestups (alias) - bicker_ser (alias) - blazer_ser (alias) - blazer_usb (alias) - clone (alias) - clone-outlet (alias) - dummy-ups (alias) - etapro (alias) - everups (alias) - failover (alias) - gamatronic (alias) - genericups (alias) - isbmex (alias) - ivtscd (alias) - liebert (alias) - liebert-esp2 (alias) - liebert-gxe (alias) - masterguard (alias) - meanwell_ntu (alias) - metasys (alias) - mge-shut (alias) - mge-utalk (alias) - microdowell (alias) - microsol-apc (alias) - nhs_ser (alias) - nut-upower (alias) - nutconf (alias) - nutdrv_atcl_usb (alias) - nutdrv_hashx (alias) - nutdrv_qx (alias) - nutdrv_siemens-sitop (alias) - oneac (alias) - optiups (alias) - powercom (alias) - powerpanel (alias) - powervar_cx_ser (alias) - powervar_cx_usb (alias) - rhino (alias) - richcomm_usb (alias) - riello_ser (alias) - riello_usb (alias) - safenet (alias) - skel (alias) - sms_ser (alias) - solis (alias) - tripplite (alias) - tripplite_usb (alias) - tripplitesu (alias) - upsc (alias) - upscmd (alias) - upscode2 (alias) - upsd (alias) - upsdrvctl (alias) - upsdrvsvcctl (alias) - upslog (alias) - upsmon (alias) - upsrw (alias) - upssched (alias) - upssched-cmd (alias) - usbhid-ups (alias) - ve-direct (alias) - victronups (alias) ## Dependencies - libusb - openssl@3 ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - libtool - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Service: declared - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.8.5 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/networkupstools/nut - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Network UPS Tools, packaged as `nut`, is the standard open-source toolkit for monitoring and controlling UPSes, PDUs, automatic transfer switches, power supplies, and related power devices through a common protocol and driver/client/server architecture. ### Project history The official NUT release notes trace the project back to Russell Kroll's 1996 APC Smart-UPS experiments, including cron-driven status reports and early protocol tests. Smart UPS Tools 0.10 was publicly released on March 10, 1998; a June 5, 1999 rewrite separated drivers, server, and clients; and the project renamed itself Network UPS Tools with 0.42.0 on October 31, 1999 to reflect multi-vendor support and avoid APC trademark proximity. ### Adoption history NUT grew from one APC-focused monitor into a cross-vendor power-device layer. The official site said on July 1, 2026 that at least 197 manufacturers and 1,431 device models were known compatible. Its user manual says NUT is pre-packaged for many operating systems, embedded in storage, automation, and virtualization appliances, and often shipped as companion software by UPS vendors. ### How it is used A normal deployment has device-specific drivers feeding `upsd`, clients such as `upsc` querying status, and `upsmon` coordinating graceful shutdown before battery exhaustion. Package users care about config files such as `ups.conf`, driver startup through `upsdrvctl`, network access control, port 3493, and matching the driver to the exact UPS/PDU hardware. Larger deployments use the network model so multiple hosts powered by one UPS can observe the same state and shut down together. ### Why package nerds care NUT is operational plumbing: boring until power fails, then essential. It is packaging-heavy because it touches USB, serial, SNMP, Modbus, OpenSSL, init/service managers, CGI clients, Python/Perl/C/C++ client libraries, device rules, and OS-specific paths. RFC 9271, published in August 2022, documents the UPS management protocol used by the NUT ecosystem and reinforces that the project is more than a single Unix daemon. ### Timeline - 1996: Russell Kroll begins APC Smart-UPS monitoring experiments. - 1998-03-10: Smart UPS Tools 0.10 is publicly released. - 1999-06-05: Version 0.40.0 introduces a redesigned driver/server/client architecture. - 1999-10-31: Version 0.42.0 adopts the Network UPS Tools name. - 2002-05: IANA assigns TCP port 3493 and NUT switches from the old port 3305. - 2002-08-19: NUT 1.0.0 is released. - 2004-03-23: NUT 2.0.0 arrives with the newer protocol and naming model. - 2022-08: RFC 9271 publishes the UPS management protocol. - 2026-04-03: GitHub release v2.8.5 is published. ### Related projects - apcupsd - PowerChute - WMNut - PyNUTClient - libupsclient - libnutclient ### Sources - - - - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal - formula declares a Homebrew service ## 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: /usr/local/ups/etc/nut.conf, /usr/local/ups/etc/ups.conf, /usr/local/ups/etc/upsd.conf, /usr/local/ups/etc/upsmon.conf ## Credential files - Unix: /usr/local/ups/etc/upsd.users ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** nut - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Conflicts With:** rhino - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libnutclient-dev - 2.8.1-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libnutclient-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | network UPS tools - development files for the new client library | https://networkupstools.org/ - Debian apt - libnutclient2t64 - 2.8.1-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libnutclient2t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | network UPS tools - new client library | https://networkupstools.org/ - Debian apt - libnutscan-dev - 2.8.1-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libnutscan-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | network UPS tools - development files for the scanner library | https://networkupstools.org/ - Debian apt - libnutscan2 - 2.8.1-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libnutscan2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | network UPS tools - scanner library | https://networkupstools.org/ - Debian apt - libups-nut-perl - 2.8.1-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libups-nut-perl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | network UPS tools - Perl bindings for NUT server | https://networkupstools.org/ - Debian apt - libupsclient-dev - 2.8.1-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libupsclient-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | network UPS tools - development files | https://networkupstools.org/ - Debian apt - libupsclient6t64 - 2.8.1-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libupsclient6t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | network UPS tools - client library | https://networkupstools.org/ - Debian apt - nut - 2.8.1-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: nut from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | network UPS tools - metapackage | https://networkupstools.org/ - Debian apt - nut-cgi - 2.8.1-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: nut-cgi from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | network UPS tools - web interface | https://networkupstools.org/ - Debian apt - nut-client - 2.8.1-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: nut-client from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | network UPS tools - clients | https://networkupstools.org/ - Debian apt - nut-doc - 2.8.1-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: nut-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | network UPS tools - documentation | https://networkupstools.org/ - Debian apt - nut-i2c - 2.8.1-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: nut-i2c from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | network UPS tools - I2C driver | https://networkupstools.org/ - Debian apt - nut-ipmi - 2.8.1-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: nut-ipmi from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | network UPS tools - IPMI driver | https://networkupstools.org/ - Debian apt - nut-modbus - 2.8.1-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: nut-modbus from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | network UPS tools - Modbus driver | https://networkupstools.org/ - Debian apt - nut-monitor - 2.8.1-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: nut-monitor from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | network UPS tools - GUI application to monitor UPS status | https://networkupstools.org/ - Debian apt - nut-powerman-pdu - 2.8.1-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: nut-powerman-pdu from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | network UPS tools - PowerMan PDU driver | https://networkupstools.org/ ## 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. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libtool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtool/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [apcupsd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/apcupsd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, daemon, power-management, system, ups. - [collectd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/collectd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, daemon, monitoring, system. - [direvent](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/direvent/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, daemon, monitoring, system. - [dwatch](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dwatch/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, daemon, monitoring, system. - [powerman](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/powerman/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, power-management, system. - [uptimed](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/uptimed/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, daemon, monitoring, system. - [zzz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zzz/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, power-management, system. - [apachetop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/apachetop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system. - [nagios-plugins](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nagios-plugins/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, monitoring, network, openssl, openssl-3. - [cfengine](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cfengine/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, management, openssl, openssl-3, support. - [fwupd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fwupd/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, daemon, libusb, system, usb. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/nut.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/nut.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 - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph