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Backbone of the Stellar (XLM) network. Version 27.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-26.
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Linux
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overview
Package summary
Backbone of the Stellar (XLM) network
Project links
Commands and aliases
- stellar-core
history
Project history and usage
Stellar Core is the reference peer-to-peer node software for the Stellar network. In package-manager terms it is the heavyweight daemon-like package behind Stellar infrastructure, valued by operators who want to run validators, test networks, history archives, or local network services from a reproducible install.
Project history
The Stellar Development Foundation dates its inception to 2014, and the Stellar Core GitHub repository was created in November 2014. The README describes stellar-core as a replicated state machine that keeps a local copy of a cryptographic ledger and processes transactions in consensus with peers using the Stellar Consensus Protocol.
Adoption history
Official validator documentation treats Stellar Core as the software used to run nodes and validators, and the integration documentation places it at the bottom of the Stellar stack, with services such as Horizon built on top of it. Its adoption is therefore infrastructure-oriented: exchanges, ecosystem services, validators, and developers run it to participate in, observe, or test the network.
How it is used
Common usage centers on configuring `stellar-core.cfg`, initializing or joining networks, starting the `stellar-core` service, monitoring node health, publishing or consuming history archives, and exposing administrative command endpoints. The official history-archive docs show `/etc/stellar/stellar-core.cfg` as the configuration file used for archive setup.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care about Stellar Core because it is not just a CLI wrapper: it is a C++ network service with consensus behavior, storage, history archive configuration, and protocol-version coupling. Packaging it well means tracking compiler/runtime support, service files, default config paths, and predictable upgrades for node operators.
Timeline
- 2014: Stellar Development Foundation inception.
- 2014: Public stellar-core GitHub repository created.
- 2022: GitHub releases include v19.0.0 and later protocol-era releases.
- 2026: GitHub releases continued through v27.1.0.
Related projects
- Stellar Core sits below Horizon, validator tooling, history archives, Stellar CLI, Stellar XDR libraries, and other Stellar network services.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/stellar/stellar-core
- https://api.github.com/repos/stellar/stellar-core/releases
- https://developers.stellar.org/docs/validators
- https://developers.stellar.org/docs/validators/admin-guide/publishing-history-archives
- https://github.com/stellar/stellar-core
- https://github.com/stellar/stellar-core/blob/master/docs/integration.md
- https://stellar.org/foundation/mandate
- input.source_facts.package-manager
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for stellar-core. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 7 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
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
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Linux
/etc/stellar/stellar-core.cfg
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
stellar-core | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version27.1.0
manager updated2026-06-26
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/stellar/stellar-core
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/stellar/stellar-corenone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:stellar-core |
|---|---|
| Version | 27.1.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/stellar-core |
| Homepage | https://www.stellar.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/stellar/stellar-core |
| Upstream docs | https://developers.stellar.org/docs/validators |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/stellar/stellar-core.git |
| Last updated | 2026-06-26T02:17:39Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | libpq |
| Build dependencies | autoconf, automake, bison, libtool, pandoc, pkgconf, rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | stellar-core |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
stellar-core
nix profile install nixpkgs#stellar-core- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Stellar Core
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment