install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install stuntman

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#stuntman

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/st/stuntman/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install stuntman

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · stuntman · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Implementation of the STUN protocol

Project links

Commands and aliases

stunclient
stunserver
stuntestcode

history

Project history and usage

STUNTMAN is an open source STUN server, client, and library implementation used for NAT traversal testing and services.

Project history

The official site describes STUNTMAN as an implementation of STUN for RFCs 5389, 5769, and 5780, with backward compatibility for RFC 3489. The GitHub README identifies John Selbie as the author and describes the package as C++ server and client code.

SourceForge project metadata records the project as registered on 2012-02-08, and the official file history shows early 1.1.x and 1.2.x tarballs through the 2010s. The GitHub README shows version 1.2.17 dated 2024-06-30.

Adoption history

The input package facts list STUNTMAN in Homebrew, Nix, and openSUSE/Zypper. That is modest but meaningful adoption for a specialized network protocol tool.

The official site publishes source packages, Windows binaries, older macOS binaries, and a public STUN service, which made the project usable both as installable software and as a reference service for clients.

How it is used

The package provides stunserver, stunclient, and stuntestcode. The README says running stunserver without arguments listens on port 3478 on all adapters, while stunclient can query a STUN server to inspect observed public addressing.

The server supports UDP and TCP over IPv4 and IPv6, basic and full modes, and optional JSON configuration through --configfile when multiple protocol or IP-family configurations need to run in one process.

Why package nerds care

STUNTMAN matters to package nerds because it is a practical, buildable STUN reference package: a server, client, tests, man-style docs, and portable C++ source that distributions can ship without a larger VoIP stack.

For NAT traversal debugging, having stunclient and stunserver available from a package manager is valuable because it turns a WebRTC/VoIP protocol dependency into a simple command-line diagnostic.

Timeline

2012: SourceForge records the STUNTMAN project as registered on 2012-02-08.
2012: SourceForge file history lists STUNTMAN 1.2.0 on 2012-12-12.
2017: SourceForge listed STUNTMAN 1.2.11 with RFC 5389, 5769, 5780, and legacy RFC 3489 compatibility.
2024: The GitHub README identifies version 1.2.17 dated 2024-06-30.

Related projects

The official site links related NAT traversal projects such as Pion, libnice, and JSTUN.
coturn is a related STUN/TURN server commonly packaged for NAT traversal infrastructure.

Sources

https://github.com/jselbie/stunserver#readme
https://github.com/jselbie/stunserver/blob/master/resources/stunserver.md
https://sourceforge.net/projects/stuntman/files/
https://www.stunprotocol.org/
input.source_facts.package-manager

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for stuntman. 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.
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
`stunclient`	cli	global executable
`stunserver`	cli	global executable
`stuntestcode`	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 version1.2.16

manager updated2026-05-11

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.stunprotocol.org

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.stunprotocol.orgnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:stuntman
Version	1.2.16
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/stuntman
Homepage	https://www.stunprotocol.org
Repository	https://github.com/jselbie/stunserver
Upstream docs	https://github.com/jselbie/stunserver#readme
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://www.stunprotocol.org/stunserver-1.2.16.tgz
Last updated	2026-05-11T22:58:18Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	boost
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	stuntman
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	head stable

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%

stuntman

nix profile install nixpkgs#stuntman

normalized package name match
Matched by: Stuntman

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/st/stuntman/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

zypper95%

stuntman 1.2.16-2.18

STUN server and client

http://www.stunprotocol.org

sudo zypper install stuntman

License: Apache-2.0
Category: Productivity/Telephony/Servers
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: stuntman
7 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Stuntman

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: stuntman from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/stuntman.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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