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pmacct
On the record
- Build requirements
- The quickstart says libpcap and its headers are the package’s only dependency, while SQL, AMQP and Kafka plugins are disabled by default.github.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Collection and processing
- It can collect, replicate and export network information, and aggregate, filter, sample, renormalize, tag and classify traffic at layer 7.github.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Command line client
- The pmacct client can query memory-table data and format output as text, CSV, or JSON.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Configuration limit
- SQL, AMQP, and Kafka plugins are disabled by default and require their support to be enabled at compile time.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Container platforms
- Official Docker images are built for linux/amd64 and linux/arm64, with arm64 support marked experimental.github.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Data destinations
- The project documents output to MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, flat files, AMQP, and Kafka.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The project provides official Docker images and build instructions for Debian or Ubuntu and CentOS or RHEL.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The repository links to a wiki and includes a quickstart, FAQ, configuration key reference, examples and SQL documentation.github.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The documentation names MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite, BerkeleyDB, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, Druid and ClickHouse among supported storage or consumer options.github.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Message consumers
- The documentation names Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, Druid, and ClickHouse as examples of systems that can consume data through messaging brokers.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Output formats
- The print plugin supports tab-spaced, CSV, and JSON output, and the documentation also describes Apache Avro output.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Product
- pmacct is a set of passive network monitoring tools for NetFlow, IPFIX, sFlow, libpcap, BGP, BMP, RPKI, IGP and Streaming Telemetry.github.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- Its tools cover NetFlow, IPFIX, sFlow, libpcap, BGP, BMP, RPKI, IGP, and Streaming Telemetry.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- pmacct is a set of passive network monitoring tools for accounting, classifying, aggregating, and exporting network traffic.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Resource considerations
- The FAQ cautions that storing every flow can increase CPU, memory and disk use and recommends planning resources for that level of detail.github.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Scale guidance
- The documentation says the memory plugin is intended for prototyping, lab use without mass traffic generation, and smaller or home production environments.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Scaling
- The FAQ says deployments can scale through aggregation, filtering, sampling and tagging, or by distributing input across multiple pmacct instances.github.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Security information
- The opened project pages describe collection and output capabilities but do not state security certifications or compliance attestations.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
