# Install thrulay with Homebrew Measure performance of a network. Version 0.9 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:thrulay ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install thrulay ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:thrulay - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.9 - **Source summary:** Measure performance of a network - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LicenseRef-Homebrew-cannot-represent - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - thrulay (cli) - thrulayd (cli) - thrulay (alias) - thrulayd (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.9 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://sourceforge.net/projects/thrulay/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage thrulay is a command-line network performance tester for measuring throughput, delay, and related network metrics with TCP and UDP traffic. ### Project history The SourceForge project page describes thrulay as a program for measuring network capacity, delay, and other performance metrics by sending bulk TCP or UDP streams. SourceForge lists the project as registered in 2005, maintained under a BSD license, and aimed at command-line and daemon use. The thrulay-hd project page says the original thrulay was initially created by Stanislav Shalunov, and describes thrulay-hd as a 2005 effort to improve the original 0.6 release with multiple TCP/UDP streams, an API for programmatic tests, IPv6 support, and client-address authentication. ### Adoption history Official SourceForge metadata lists Unix-like operating systems including BSD, FreeBSD, Linux, Mac, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Solaris, with intended audiences such as education, government, science/research, system administrators, and telecommunications. In this Homebrew batch, thrulay appears as a package with both `thrulay` and `thrulayd` executables, matching the official client/daemon documentation. ### How it is used The `thrulay` manual describes a client that sends continuous TCP streams or fine-grained Poisson UDP streams to a host. The `thrulayd` manual describes the server daemon that listens for client requests, returns data for TCP tests, and sends statistics for UDP tests. ### Why package nerds care thrulay is a niche but classic network-benchmark package: the package installs both a client and a daemon, so it fits the same admin-tool shelf as iperf-style utilities while preserving older Internet2/SourceForge-era measurement ideas. ### Timeline - 2005: SourceForge project registered. - 2005: thrulay-hd page last updated with CVS checkout and build instructions. - 2015: SourceForge project page lists the latest project update. ### Related projects - The thrulay-hd page identifies thrulay-ng as a separate Google Summer of Code project also aimed at improving the original thrulay. ### Sources - - - - - input source_facts.executables - input source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** thrulay - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [nuttcp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nuttcp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, network-benchmark, networking, tcp, throughput. - [iperf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/iperf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tcp, throughput, udp. - [dnsperf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dnsperf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: benchmarking, cli, networking. - [dnspyre](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dnspyre/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: benchmarking, cli, networking. - [iperf3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/iperf3/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tcp, udp. - [netcat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/netcat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tcp, udp. - [plow](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/plow/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: benchmarking, cli, networking. - [stone](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/stone/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tcp, udp. - [yconalyzer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/yconalyzer/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, network, networking, tcp. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/thrulay.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/thrulay.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph