# Install stellar-core with Homebrew, Nix Backbone of the Stellar (XLM) network. Version 27.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-26. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:stellar-core ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install stellar-core ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#stellar-core ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/st/stellar-core/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:stellar-core - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 27.1.0 - **Source summary:** Backbone of the Stellar (XLM) network - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-26T02:17:39Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - stellar-core (cli) - stellar-core (alias) ## Dependencies - libpq ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - bison - libtool - pandoc - pkgconf - rust ## 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: 27.1.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-26 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/stellar/stellar-core - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 - - - - - - - - input.source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes 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. ## 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 - Linux: /etc/stellar/stellar-core.cfg ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - stellar-core: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/st/stellar-core/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Web development packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/web-dev-tools/) - Matched web development metadata. - [libpq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libpq/) - 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. - [bison](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bison/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libtool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtool/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [stellar-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/stellar-cli/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [btcli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/btcli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, networking. - [hsd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hsd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, networking. - [lighthouse](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lighthouse/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, networking. - [oasis](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/oasis/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, networking. - [teku](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/teku/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, networking. - [floresta](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/floresta/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, networking. - [ord](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ord/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, networking. - [bitcoin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bitcoin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, networking. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/stellar-core.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/stellar-core.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