# Install nylon with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix Proxy server. Version 1.21 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:nylon ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install nylon ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install nylon ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/nylon/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#nylon ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ny/nylon/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:nylon - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.21 - **Source summary:** Proxy server - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - nylon (cli) - nylon (alias) ## Dependencies - libevent ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.21 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/smeinecke/nylon - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage nylon is a small proxy server/framework whose README identifies version 1.21 and describes support for SOCKS version 4, SOCKS version 5, and a services mirror mode. ### Project history The packaged GitHub repository is a small mirror-style project created on 2016-01-04, but the README credits Marius Aamodt Eriksen as the author and presents the software in the older autotools style: ./configure, make, make install, with nylon(1) as the main documentation. ### Adoption history The package exists in Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix metadata, but visible adoption is very small. Homebrew reported stable version 1.21 with 11 installs over the 365-day analytics window queried on 2026-07-01. ### How it is used The practical use is running a lightweight SOCKS4/SOCKS5 proxy from the command line or service manager. Because the upstream documentation points users to the manpage, packaging matters: users are likely to install it from a system package manager rather than build a fresh proxy stack around it. ### Why package nerds care nylon is package-history filler more than a living ecosystem anchor: a compact network daemon kept installable by package managers for people who know they need SOCKS proxy behavior and do not want a larger proxy suite. ### Timeline - 2016-01-04: GitHub repository created. - 2022-04-17: GitHub release 1.21 appears as the latest release on the repository page. - 2026-07-01: Homebrew formula API reported stable version 1.21. ### Related projects - SOCKS4 - SOCKS5 - MacPorts nylon - Nix nylon ### 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:** nylon - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 2 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - nylon: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ny/nylon/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - MacPorts - nylon: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/nylon/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [libevent](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libevent/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [dante](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dante/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, server. - [brook](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/brook/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [connect](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/connect/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [geph4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/geph4/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [ghostunnel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ghostunnel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [gost](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gost/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [hysteria](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hysteria/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [libproxy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libproxy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [ocproxy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ocproxy/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, libevent, networking, proxy. - [microsocks](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/microsocks/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, networking, proxy, server. - [rinetd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rinetd/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, networking, proxy, server. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/nylon.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/nylon.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