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Chrony

chrony is an implementation of the Network Time Protocol (NTP). It is an alternative to ntpd, a reference implementation of NTP. It runs on Unix-like operating systems (including Linux and macOS) and is released under the GNU GPL v2. It is the default NTP client and server in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, and available…

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Developers
Miroslav Lichvar, Red Hat
License
GNU GPL v2
Operating system
Unix-like
Original author
Richard Curnow
Repository
gitlab.com/chrony/chrony
Stable release
4.8 / 27 August 2025; 11 months ago (27 August 2025)

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Comparison with the reference implementation

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Chrony

Nodes21
Edges20
Triples19
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.095238
Components1

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Chrony

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related to Comparison with the reference implementation · 8
Chrony → In, It, LAN, Linux, NTPsec, Precision Time Protocol, Some, Unlike
Developers · 1
Chrony → Miroslav Lichvar, Red Hat
License · 1
Chrony → GNU GPL v2
Operating system · 1
Chrony → Unix-like
Original author · 1
Chrony → Richard Curnow
Repository · 1
Chrony → gitlab.com/chrony/chrony
Stable release · 1
Chrony → 4.8 / 27 August 2025; 11 months ago (27 August 2025)
Type · 1
Chrony → Time synchronization
Website · 1
Chrony → chrony-project.org
Written in · 1
Chrony → C

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time network ntpd ntp implementation linux reference unix-like also synchronization operating gnu gpl v2 red hat protocol many external system

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ChronyDevelopersMiroslav Lichvar, Red Hat1.00infobox
ChronyLicenseGNU GPL v21.00infobox
ChronyOperating systemUnix-like1.00infobox
ChronyOriginal authorRichard Curnow1.00infobox
ChronyRepositorygitlab.com/chrony/chrony1.00infobox
ChronyStable release4.8 / 27 August 2025; 11 months ago (27 August 2025)1.00infobox
ChronyTypeTime synchronization1.00infobox
ChronyWebsitechrony-project.org1.00infobox
ChronyWritten inC1.00infobox
Chronyis aimplementation of the Network Time Protocol0.90text
intermittent network connectionsinstance ofIt was designed to synchronize time even in difficult conditions0.80text
Chronyrelated to Comparison with the reference implementationIn0.60section

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