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Cost-effective and scalable monitoring solution and time series database. Version 1.147.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-06.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install victoriametrics

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install golang-github-victoriametrics-victoriametrics-dev

Debian stable package indexes · golang-github-victoriametrics-victoriametrics-dev · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#victoriametrics

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

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add victoria-metrics

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · victoria-metrics · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

overview

Package summary

Cost-effective and scalable monitoring solution and time series database

Commands and aliases

  • victoria-metrics

history

Project history and usage

VictoriaMetrics is an open source time-series database and monitoring solution focused on Prometheus-compatible metrics storage, querying, and operational efficiency. It is used as long-term storage for Prometheus, as a Grafana-compatible backend, and as the center of a larger observability suite.

Project history

The public VictoriaMetrics repository was created on 2018-09-30. Its README describes a system designed for fast, cost-effective, scalable monitoring and time-series data management, with both single-node and cluster versions available as open source under Apache License 2.0.

VictoriaMetrics grew from a metrics database into a broader observability ecosystem. The official documentation lists surrounding components such as vmagent, vmalert, vmauth, vmctl, backup and restore tools, cluster components, and VictoriaLogs, showing how the project expanded beyond a single server binary into a suite for ingestion, alerting, migration, backup, and multi-tenant deployment.

Adoption history

By its fifth anniversary in December 2023, VictoriaMetrics reported 338 million downloads, 2,841 Slack users, 219 contributors, and hundreds of issues, pull requests, features, and bug fixes across the v1.86 to v1.95 release range. The same anniversary post pointed to DB-Engines and GitHub popularity tracking as evidence of adoption in the time-series database space.

How it is used

VictoriaMetrics is commonly deployed as a single small executable or as a cluster. It accepts Prometheus remote write and exposition formats, can scrape Prometheus exporters, supports Graphite, InfluxDB, OpenTSDB, DataDog/DogStatsD, NewRelic, OpenTelemetry, CSV, JSON line, and native import formats, and exposes Prometheus-compatible query APIs for Grafana and other tooling.

Why package nerds care

For package and operations nerds, VictoriaMetrics is notable for packaging a serious TSDB as a small, dependency-light binary with command-line flag configuration and strong defaults. That simplicity, combined with Prometheus compatibility and high-cardinality/high-churn performance claims, made it a common alternative to heavier clustered Prometheus long-term-storage stacks such as Thanos, Cortex/Mimir, M3DB, InfluxDB, or TimescaleDB in some deployments.

Timeline

  • 2018-09-30: Public GitHub repository created.
  • 2019: VictoriaMetrics participated in the Prometheus remote-write storage ecosystem and later referenced PromCon 2019 remote-write storage comparisons in its docs.
  • 2023-12-21: VictoriaMetrics published fifth-anniversary adoption statistics.
  • 2024-2026: Regular release cadence continued, including LTS and community releases.
  • 2026-06-22: GitHub API listed v1.146.0 and related LTS releases as recent VictoriaMetrics releases.

Related projects

  • VictoriaLogs extends the VictoriaMetrics ecosystem into log storage and analysis.
  • vmagent, vmalert, vmctl, vmbackup, vmrestore, vmauth, and the VictoriaMetrics Kubernetes operator are related operational components around the core database.

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.
  • 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

CommandKindExposureNote
victoria-metricscliglobal 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 version1.147.0
manager updated2026-07-06
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.147.0

https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:victoriametrics
Version1.147.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/victoriametrics
Homepagehttps://victoriametrics.com/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics
Upstream docshttps://docs.victoriametrics.com/
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/archive/refs/tags/v1.147.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-07-06T16:12:53Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicedeclared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namevictoriametrics
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • 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.

Debian apt95%

golang-github-victoriametrics-victoriametrics-dev 1.112.0+ds1-2

fast, cost-effective and scalable time series database (library)

https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics

sudo apt install golang-github-victoriametrics-victoriametrics-dev
  • Section: golang
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: victoriametrics
  • 10 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Victoriametrics
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: golang-github-victoriametrics-victoriametrics-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

victoria-metrics 1.112.0+ds1-2

fast, cost-effective and scalable time series database

https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics

sudo apt install victoria-metrics
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: victoriametrics
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Victoriametrics
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: victoria-metrics from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

victoriametrics

nix profile install nixpkgs#victoriametrics
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Victoriametrics
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vi/victoriametrics/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

golang-github-victoriametrics-victoriametrics-dev 1.79.14+ds1-2build1

fast, cost-effective and scalable time series database (library)

https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics

sudo apt install golang-github-victoriametrics-victoriametrics-dev
  • Section: universe/golang
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: victoriametrics
  • 10 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Victoriametrics
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: golang-github-victoriametrics-victoriametrics-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

victoria-metrics 1.79.14+ds1-2build1

fast, cost-effective and scalable time series database

https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics

sudo apt install victoria-metrics
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: victoriametrics
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Victoriametrics
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: victoria-metrics from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk92%

victoria-metrics 1.136.10-r0

Fast, cost-effective and scalable time series database (LTS)

https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics

sudo apk add victoria-metrics
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: victoria-metrics
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Victoria Metrics
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: victoria-metrics from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk92%

victoria-metrics-backup-tools 1.136.10-r0

Fast, cost-effective and scalable time series database (LTS) (vmbackup, vmrestore)

https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics

sudo apk add victoria-metrics-backup-tools
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: victoria-metrics
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Victoria Metrics
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: victoria-metrics-backup-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk92%

victoria-metrics-openrc 1.136.10-r0

Fast, cost-effective and scalable time series database (LTS) (OpenRC init scripts)

https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics

sudo apk add victoria-metrics-openrc
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: victoria-metrics
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Victoria Metrics
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: victoria-metrics-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk92%

victoria-metrics-tools 1.136.10-r0

Fast, cost-effective and scalable time series database (LTS) (vmagent, vmalert, vmauth, vmctl)

https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics

sudo apk add victoria-metrics-tools
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: victoria-metrics
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Victoria Metrics
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: victoria-metrics-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

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