# Install veilid with Homebrew, Nix Peer-to-peer network for easily sharing various kinds of data. Version 0.5.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-27. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:veilid ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install veilid ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#veilid ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ve/veilid/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:veilid - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.5.5 - **Source summary:** Peer-to-peer network for easily sharing various kinds of data - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MPL-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-27T20:52:28Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - veilid-cli (cli) - veilid-server (cli) - veilid-cli (alias) - veilid-server (alias) ## Build dependencies - cmake - 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: 0.5.5 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-27 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://veilid.com/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Veilid is an open-source peer-to-peer application framework from Cult of the Dead Cow, written in Rust and presented publicly in 2023 as privacy infrastructure for decentralized applications. The project packages a network, server, CLI, APIs, and example applications around the idea that apps should be able to communicate without relying on centralized data collection. ### Project history Veilid was launched at DEF CON 31 in August 2023 by members of Cult of the Dead Cow, including Christien Rioux and Katelyn Bowden. The launch material described it as conceptually similar to IPFS plus Tor, but designed as an application framework with private routing rather than as a blockchain or transaction network. The GitLab project was created in July 2023, shortly before the public DEF CON release. The project's developer book describes Veilid as both a protocol and an application development framework, with sections for concepts, running nodes, and building apps through APIs such as Python and Dart. ### Adoption history Veilid's adoption is still early and community-driven. It gained attention because of its cDc lineage and because privacy advocates and decentralization writers saw it as part of a renewed push toward peer-to-peer applications that are not dependent on large social or cloud platforms. The flagship demonstration has been VeilidChat, a decentralized secure chat application built on the framework. The broader adoption story is less about a mature installed base and more about providing developers with reusable privacy networking primitives. ### How it is used Package users install `veilid-server` to run a node and `veilid-cli` to interact with it. Developers use the framework and language bindings to build applications that discover peers, exchange data, and use Veilid's routing and DHT-like primitives rather than standing up a conventional centralized backend. The project explicitly targets mobile, desktop, web, and headless node use. That makes the Homebrew package relevant not just for app developers but also for power users who want to operate nodes and help bootstrap the network. ### Why package nerds care Veilid matters in package collections because it is not merely another chat app: it is a privacy-preserving P2P substrate packaged as developer infrastructure. Its presence in Homebrew and Nix makes experimentation with the network much easier for Rust, privacy, and decentralized-systems communities. ### Timeline - July 2023: The public GitLab project is created. - August 11, 2023: Veilid is released at DEF CON 31. - Late 2023: EFF and security media coverage position Veilid among contemporary peer-to-peer web and privacy-infrastructure efforts. ### Related projects - Veilid is commonly compared with Tor, IPFS, BitTorrent-style peer discovery, Secure Scuttlebutt, Freenet, and other anonymous or decentralized P2P systems. Unlike many of those, its stated packaging is an application framework rather than a single end-user network product. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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 - Unix: /etc/veilid-server/veilid-server.conf, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/veilid-server/veilid-server.conf, ~/.config/veilid-server/veilid-server.conf ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** veilid - **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 - veilid: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ve/veilid/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## 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. - [Database and data packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/database-data-tools/) - Matched database, SQL, migration, or data-store metadata. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [opendht](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/opendht/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, distributed-systems, networking. - [dumbpipe](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dumbpipe/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, peer-to-peer. - [edgevpn](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/edgevpn/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, peer-to-peer. - [geph4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/geph4/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, privacy. - [meek](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/meek/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, privacy. - [pktanon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pktanon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, privacy. - [spoofdpi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/spoofdpi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, privacy. - [xray](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xray/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, privacy. - [obfs4proxy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/obfs4proxy/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, networking, privacy. - [samba](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/samba/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, networking, server, sharing. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/veilid.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/veilid.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