generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
source: https://vector.dev/download/
notes: >-
  Vector is distributed as a single Rust binary via system package managers and
  container images, not as a language client-SDK library — so there is no npm /
  PyPI client SDK to install. The one first-party library package is the Vector
  Remap Language (VRL) crate. Verified: Docker Hub timberio/vector returned 200;
  the crates.io `vrl` crate resolves to github.com/vectordotdev/vrl; the Homebrew
  `vector` formula is served from the vectordotdev/brew tap (not homebrew-core).
packages:
  - kind: container
    registry: docker-hub
    name: timberio/vector
    url: https://hub.docker.com/r/timberio/vector
    install: docker pull timberio/vector
    official: true
  - kind: binary
    registry: homebrew
    name: vectordotdev/brew/vector
    url: https://vector.dev/docs/setup/installation/package-managers/homebrew/
    install: brew tap vectordotdev/brew && brew install vector
    official: true
  - language: rust
    kind: library
    registry: crates.io
    name: vrl
    url: https://crates.io/crates/vrl
    install: cargo add vrl
    official: true
    note: Vector Remap Language (VRL) — the transform language, published as a standalone crate.
distribution_channels:
  - apt (Vector APT repository)
  - yum (Vector YUM repository)
  - helm (Kubernetes)
  - msi (Windows)
  - nix
  - pacman
  - archives (tar.gz)
  - source (cargo build)