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Description:
Network UPS Tools: Support for various power devices

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 2.8.4@0 | Tracked Since: Nov 19, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: ups power-management monitoring hardware sysadmin

Install: brew install nut

About:
Network UPS Tools (NUT) is a comprehensive, open-source power device management system. It provides robust connectivity and monitoring for a wide range of Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS), Power Distribution Units (PDU), and Solar Controller units. Its primary value is ensuring system reliability by enabling graceful shutdowns during power failures and centralized status monitoring.

Key Features:

Supports hundreds of devices via a common, open protocol
Provides client-server architecture for centralized monitoring
Enables safe, automatic shutdowns to protect data and hardware
Includes drivers for USB, SNMP, IPMI, and serial connections

Use Cases:

Protecting servers and workstations from unclean power and outages
Monitoring power infrastructure in a data center or homelab
Automating graceful system shutdowns to prevent data corruption

Alternatives:

apcupsd – Primarily focused on APC brand UPS hardware, whereas NUT offers vendor-agnostic support for a much wider range of devices.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 19, 2025 11:15pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	177a4074
Sep 16, 2025 4:05pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	934e2e40