overmind ☆

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Description:
Process manager for Procfile-based applications and tmux

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 2.5.1@0 | Tracked Since: Oct 10, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: process-manager tmux procfile development local-development

Install: brew install overmind

About:
Overmind is a process manager designed for applications using Procfiles, commonly found in modern development workflows. It runs your application's processes locally using tmux, providing a robust and feature-rich alternative to the standard foreman tool. This allows for better process management, logging, and debugging capabilities directly within your terminal environment.

Key Features:

Manages processes defined in a Procfile
Uses tmux for robust session management and isolation
Provides colored output and process naming for clarity
Offers commands to stop, restart, and interact with processes
Acts as a drop-in replacement for foreman

Use Cases:

Developing locally on complex applications with multiple services (e.g., web server, background workers)
Managing long-running development processes in a persistent tmux session
Debugging individual processes by attaching to their tmux windows

Alternatives:

foreman – The original Ruby process manager that Overmind is designed to replace, offering better performance and tmux integration.
hivemind – A similar process manager written in Go, which is also a popular alternative to foreman.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Oct 10, 2025 4:32pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	9c6cb602
Sep 16, 2025 10:13am		0	VERSION_BUMP	6ff1c83c