# Install polaris

Validation of best practices in your Kubernetes clusters. Version 10.2.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-01.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:polaris
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install polaris
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#polaris
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/po/polaris/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install polaris
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: polaris from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/polaris
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/polaris.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:polaris
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/polaris>
- **Version:** 10.2.0
- **Source summary:** Validation of best practices in your Kubernetes clusters
- **Homepage:** <https://www.fairwinds.com/polaris>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/FairwindsOps/polaris>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://polaris.docs.fairwinds.com/>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/FairwindsOps/polaris/archive/refs/tags/v10.2.0.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-01T23:11:54Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- polaris (cli)
- polaris (alias)

## Build Dependencies

- go

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 10.2.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-01
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/FairwindsOps/polaris
- Upstream latest detected: v10.2.0 (current)

## Notes de sécurité

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** polaris
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - polaris: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/po/polaris/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- zypper - polaris - 10.2.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: polaris from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Validation of best practices in your Kubernetes clusters | https://github.com/FairwindsOps/polaris
- zypper - polaris-bash-completion - 10.2.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: polaris-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for polaris | https://github.com/FairwindsOps/polaris
- zypper - polaris-fish-completion - 10.2.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: polaris-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Fish Completion for polaris | https://github.com/FairwindsOps/polaris
- zypper - polaris-zsh-completion - 10.2.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: polaris-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Zsh Completion for polaris | https://github.com/FairwindsOps/polaris
- Scoop - main/polaris: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/polaris.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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