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Cloud native PostgreSQL manager for high availability. Version 0.17.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15.
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Package summary
Cloud native PostgreSQL manager for high availability
Project links
Commands and aliases
- stolon-keeper
- stolon-proxy
- stolon-sentinel
- stolonctl
history
Project history and usage
stolon is a cloud-native PostgreSQL high-availability manager. It is packaged as a set of operational CLIs and daemons for people who want PostgreSQL streaming replication, failover control, and service routing in container or cloud environments.
Project history
The official README describes stolon as a PostgreSQL manager for high availability across Kubernetes, cloud IaaS, and older infrastructure. Simone Gotti's introduction, linked from the README, says the project was created after earlier HA approaches such as heartbeat, Pacemaker-style clusters, and shared storage proved awkward for cloud and container environments.
Adoption history
The project was framed from the start around cloud and container operations, using etcd, Consul, or the Kubernetes API as the cluster store. The README says the Homebrew formula exists but is unofficial and unsupported by the project, which is useful package-manager context: it is installable through Brew, but upstream still expects operators to check version and support status.
How it is used
stolon is composed of keeper, sentinel, proxy, and the `stolonctl` administrative client. Operators use those pieces to run PostgreSQL instances, monitor cluster state, calculate the desired cluster view, and route client connections to the current master.
Why package nerds care
stolon is interesting to package nerds because it packages a distributed PostgreSQL control plane into ordinary binaries. It sits at the intersection of database administration, Kubernetes-era service discovery, and classic Unix daemon packaging.
Timeline
- 2016: Simone Gotti publishes the linked introduction to stolon and its cloud-native PostgreSQL HA goals.
- 2016: README-era documentation presents keeper, sentinel, proxy, and `stolonctl` as the core components.
- Current: Upstream README lists Homebrew availability while warning that the formula is unofficial and unsupported by the project.
Related projects
- The project documentation names PostgreSQL streaming replication as its base and uses etcd, Consul, or Kubernetes as a highly available cluster store. The introduction also compares the problem space with repmgr and governor.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: orange
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
Signals
- text:cloud
- text:sql
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
stolon-keeper | cli | global executable | |
stolon-proxy | cli | global executable | |
stolon-sentinel | cli | global executable | |
stolonctl | 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 version0.17.0
manager updated2026-06-15
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.17.0
https://github.com/sorintlab/stolon
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:stolon |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.17.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/stolon |
| Homepage | https://talk.stolon.io |
| Repository | https://github.com/sorintlab/stolon |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/sorintlab/stolon#readme |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/sorintlab/stolon/archive/refs/tags/v0.17.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-15T10:21:21-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | libpq |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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 | stolon |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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 package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment