# Install soapyremote with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman Use any Soapy SDR remotely. Version 0.5.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:soapyremote ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install soapyremote ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install SoapyRemote ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: science/SoapyRemote/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install soapyremote-server ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: soapyremote-server from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#soapyremote ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/so/soapyremote/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S soapyremote ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: soapyremote from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:soapyremote - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.5.2 - **Source summary:** Use any Soapy SDR remotely - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSL-1.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - SoapySDRServer (cli) - SoapySDRServer (alias) ## Dependencies - soapysdr ## Build dependencies - cmake ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.5.2 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/pothosware/SoapyRemote - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage SoapyRemote is the network extension for the SoapySDR ecosystem. It lets a machine with SDR hardware expose that hardware over a local network so clients can use it through the normal SoapySDR API and tools. ### Project history The SoapyRemote changelog records its first release on October 10, 2015 as a plugin module and server application. Its early releases tracked SoapySDR API growth, adding discovery, stream formats, hardware capabilities, systemd support, and server-side fixes as the core SDR abstraction matured. The official wiki presents the project as remote support for Soapy SDR: any SoapySDR-supported device can become a network peripheral, supporting workflows such as sharing an SDR across hosts, multiple processes, embedded-device development, and software workaround scenarios. ### Adoption history The supplied package-manager facts list Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, MacPorts, Nix, and Arch packaging. That spread reflects SoapyRemote's role as optional infrastructure around SDR workstations and lab machines rather than a general-purpose network daemon. ### How it is used Official docs show the server being launched with SoapySDRServer --bind, optionally with an address and port. Clients use SoapySDRUtil and device arguments such as remote=myServer, driver=remote, remote:driver, remote:timeout, remote:prot, and remote:ipver to discover or select remote radios. ### Why package nerds care Package nerds care about SoapyRemote because it turns SDR hardware support into deployable Unix service plumbing. Packagers have to line up the server binary, the SoapySDR module ABI, discovery dependencies such as Avahi on Linux, and service integration such as systemd. ### Timeline - 2015: 0.1.0 first release of the plugin module and server application. - 2015: 0.2.0 implemented SSDP automatic server discovery. - 2016: 0.3.1 added a systemd service script and a man page followed in 0.3.2. - 2017: 0.4.0 added TCP streaming via remote:prot=tcp and bulk register APIs. - 2018: 0.5.0 added DNS-SD publishing and discovery with Avahi. - 2020: 0.5.2 fixed SSDP, Avahi, and server URL reentrancy cases. ### Related projects - SoapyRemote depends on SoapySDR and is used by SoapySDRUtil and applications that use the SoapySDR API. The wiki also documents use with UHD and GrOsmoSDR remote devices. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## 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:** soapyremote - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - soapyremote-server - 0.5.2-4+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: soapyremote-server from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Use SoapySDR devices over network (server) | https://github.com/pothosware/SoapyRemote/wiki - Debian apt - soapysdr-module-remote - 0.5.2-4+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: soapysdr-module-remote from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Use SoapySDR devices over network (default client module) | https://github.com/pothosware/SoapyRemote/wiki - Debian apt - soapysdr0.8-module-remote - 0.5.2-4+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: soapysdr0.8-module-remote from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Use SoapySDR devices over network (client module) | https://github.com/pothosware/SoapyRemote/wiki - Nix - soapyremote: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/so/soapyremote/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - soapyremote-server - 0.5.2-4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: soapyremote-server from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Use SoapySDR devices over network (server) | https://github.com/pothosware/SoapyRemote/wiki - Ubuntu apt - soapysdr-module-remote - 0.5.2-4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: soapysdr-module-remote from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Use SoapySDR devices over network (default client module) | https://github.com/pothosware/SoapyRemote/wiki - Ubuntu apt - soapysdr0.8-module-remote - 0.5.2-4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: soapysdr0.8-module-remote from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Use SoapySDR devices over network (client module) | https://github.com/pothosware/SoapyRemote/wiki - pacman - soapyremote - 0.5.2-3: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: soapyremote from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Use any Soapy SDR remotely | https://github.com/pothosware/SoapyRemote - MacPorts - SoapyRemote: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: science/SoapyRemote/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. - [soapysdr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/soapysdr/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [putty](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/putty/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access. - [sshportal](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sshportal/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, server. - [telnet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/telnet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access. - [gateway-go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gateway-go/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access. - [ssh3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ssh3/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access. - [tiger-vnc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tiger-vnc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access. - [upterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/upterm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access. - [bind](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bind/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, server. - [shellinabox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/shellinabox/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: access, cli, networking, remote, remote-access. - [x11vnc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/x11vnc/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: access, cli, networking, remote, remote-access. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/soapyremote.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/soapyremote.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