# Install opendht with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman, apt C++17 Distributed Hash Table implementation. Version 3.7.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-11. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:opendht ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install opendht ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add opendht ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: opendht from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#opendht ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/op/opendht/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S opendht ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: opendht from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - Ubuntu apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install dhtnode ``` Evidence: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dhtnode from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:opendht - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.7.1 - **Source summary:** C++17 Distributed Hash Table implementation - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-11T18:07:37Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - dhtnode (cli) - dhtnode (alias) ## Dependencies - argon2 - asio - fmt - gnutls - msgpack-cxx - nettle - readline ## Build dependencies - cmake - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 3.7.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-11 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/savoirfairelinux/opendht - Upstream latest detected: v3.7.1 (current) ## Project history and usage OpenDHT is Savoir-faire Linux's C++17 distributed hash table implementation. It provides a peer-to-peer, redundant key-value store where nodes can publish and retrieve values without a central database server. ### Project history The public repository describes OpenDHT as a lightweight C++17 DHT and exposes it as both a library and the `dhtnode` executable. Its design centers on an easy-to-use distributed in-memory store, with values spread across participating network nodes. ### Adoption history The clearest production adoption path is Jami, Savoir-faire Linux's peer-to-peer communication system. Jami documentation says OpenDHT provides the distributed key-value datastore used for connectivity establishment with ICE and for message distribution. ### How it is used Developers use OpenDHT when they need peer discovery, rendezvous, or small distributed records in a decentralized network. Operators can run `dhtnode` instances as bootstrap or participating nodes, while applications link the library for read/write access to the DHT. ### Why package nerds care OpenDHT is a useful package to track because it packages a real distributed-systems primitive as a reusable C++ library rather than burying it inside a single application. The same codebase serving both Jami infrastructure and generic package managers makes dependency, ABI, and bootstrap-node behavior visible to downstream packagers. ### Related projects - DHTNet is a later Savoir-faire Linux C++17 networking library spun off from the Jami project; it complements OpenDHT by focusing on peer-to-peer connection establishment rather than the DHT store itself. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for opendht. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** opendht - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - opendht: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/op/opendht/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - dhtnode - 3.0.1-1.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dhtnode from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | OpenDHT node binary | https://github.com/savoirfairelinux/opendht - Ubuntu apt - libopendht-c-dev - 3.0.1-1.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libopendht-c-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Development files for the libopendht-c library | https://github.com/savoirfairelinux/opendht - Ubuntu apt - libopendht-c3t64 - 3.0.1-1.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libopendht-c3t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Lightweight C++17 distributed hash table implementation - C wrapper | https://github.com/savoirfairelinux/opendht - Ubuntu apt - libopendht-dev - 3.0.1-1.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libopendht-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Development files for the libopendht library | https://github.com/savoirfairelinux/opendht - Ubuntu apt - libopendht3t64 - 3.0.1-1.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libopendht3t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Lightweight C++17 distributed hash table implementation | https://github.com/savoirfairelinux/opendht - Ubuntu apt - opendht-tools - 3.0.1-1.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: opendht-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Collection of OpenDHT utility tools | https://github.com/savoirfairelinux/opendht - Ubuntu apt - python3-opendht - 3.0.1-1.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-opendht from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Python 3 bindings for libopendht C++ library | https://github.com/savoirfairelinux/opendht - apk - opendht - 4.0.4-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: opendht from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | C++17 Distributed Hash Table implementation | https://github.com/savoirfairelinux/opendht - apk - opendht-dev - 4.0.4-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: opendht-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | C++17 Distributed Hash Table implementation (development files) | https://github.com/savoirfairelinux/opendht - apk - opendht-doc - 4.0.4-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: opendht-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | C++17 Distributed Hash Table implementation (documentation) | https://github.com/savoirfairelinux/opendht - apk - opendht-libs - 4.0.4-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: opendht-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | C++17 Distributed Hash Table implementation (libraries) | https://github.com/savoirfairelinux/opendht - apk - py3-opendht - 4.0.4-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: py3-opendht from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | C++17 Distributed Hash Table implementation (python bindings) | https://github.com/savoirfairelinux/opendht - apk - py3-opendht-pyc - 4.0.4-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: py3-opendht-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Precompiled Python bytecode for py3-opendht | https://github.com/savoirfairelinux/opendht - pacman - opendht - 1:3.7.7-3: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: opendht from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | C++17 Distributed Hash Table (DHT) implementation | https://github.com/savoirfairelinux/opendht ## Related links - 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Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking. - [freediameter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/freediameter/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, gnutls, implementation, networking. - [felinks](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/felinks/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, gnutls, networking. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/opendht.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/opendht.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