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Self-hosted data logger for your Tesla. Version 4.0.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
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Package summary
Self-hosted data logger for your Tesla
Project links
Commands and aliases
- teslamate
- teslamate_brew_services
history
Project history and usage
TeslaMate is a self-hosted data logger for Tesla vehicles. The official repository describes an Elixir application that stores vehicle data in PostgreSQL, visualizes it through Grafana dashboards, and publishes vehicle data to MQTT for home-automation integrations.
Project history
TeslaMate was initially authored by Adrian Kumpf and later maintained under the teslamate-org organization. The changelog shows a 1.0.0 release on July 25, 2019, while the official README now identifies Jakob Lichterfeld as main maintainer and warns users to obtain TeslaMate only from the official repository and documentation.
Adoption history
The project spread through the self-hosted and Tesla-owner communities because it gives users local control over long-term vehicle telemetry, charging data, locations, and dashboards. Its Docker-first documentation, Raspberry Pi-friendly deployment history, MQTT integration, and import paths from TeslaFi and tesla-apiscraper made it attractive to home-lab users.
How it is used
In package-manager culture, TeslaMate is unusual because the package is less about a single short-lived CLI command and more about running a long-lived local service. Homebrew exposes executables for managing the application, while the official installation path centers on Docker Compose with PostgreSQL, Grafana, and Mosquitto.
Why package nerds care
TeslaMate matters to package nerds as a self-hosted service that escaped the usual web-app deployment niche and became scriptable, reproducible infrastructure for personal telemetry. It also illustrates why package provenance matters: the official README warns about deceptive websites and unofficial apps that may risk Tesla credentials and vehicle data.
Timeline
- 2019: v1.0.0 released on July 25, 2019.
- 2024: Project metadata and changelog links show the move from adriankumpf/teslamate to teslamate-org/teslamate around the 1.28.x line.
- 2026: GitHub page lists v4.0.1 as latest release on June 14, 2026.
- 2026: Official Docker docs recommend secured access for instances reachable outside the home network.
Related projects
- TeslaMate is commonly used with PostgreSQL, Grafana, MQTT brokers such as Mosquitto, Home Assistant, Node-RED, TeslaFi imports, and tesla-apiscraper imports.
Sources
- https://docs.teslamate.org/docs/installation/docker/ official Docker deployment and usage documentation.
- https://github.com/teslamate-org/teslamate official README, maintainer, features, credits, security warning, and release metadata.
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/teslamate-org/teslamate/main/CHANGELOG.md official changelog with 1.0.0 date and repository-transition links.
- source_facts.package-manager lists Homebrew packaging.
security posture
Risk level: orange
formula declares a Homebrew service.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- formula declares a Homebrew service
Signals
- metadata:service
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
teslamate | cli | global executable | |
teslamate_brew_services | 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 version4.0.1
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv4.0.1
https://github.com/teslamate-org/teslamate
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:teslamate |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/teslamate |
| Homepage | https://docs.teslamate.org |
| Repository | https://github.com/teslamate-org/teslamate |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.teslamate.org/ |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/teslamate-org/teslamate/archive/refs/tags/v4.0.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:06:27-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | openssl@3 |
| Build dependencies | elixir, erlang, node |
| Uses from macOS | ncurses |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | teslamate |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| 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