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Install bore-cli with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, apk, pacman

Modern, simple TCP tunnel in Rust that exposes local ports to a remote server. Version 0.6.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install bore-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install bore-cli

MacPorts ports tree · net/bore-cli/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Modern, simple TCP tunnel in Rust that exposes local ports to a remote server

Commands and aliases

  • bore

history

Project history and usage

bore is a Rust TCP-tunnel CLI for exposing a local port through a remote server. Its historical identity is intentionally small: a modern, self-hostable alternative in the localtunnel/ngrok family that forwards TCP traffic and avoids becoming a full remote-access platform.

Project history

The README describes bore as a simple Rust tunnel that bypasses NAT firewalls by connecting a local client to a remote server and assigning a public port. It emphasizes a no-frills design: one binary can run either the client or server, and the protocol uses a control port plus per-connection UUID handoff.

The official GitHub releases show rapid early releases in April 2022, beginning with v0.2.0, then v0.3.0 and v0.4.0 later the same month. Later releases include v0.5.0 in April 2023 and v0.6.0 in June 2025.

Adoption history

bore spread through Rust/Cargo first and then OS packages. Its README documents `cargo install bore-cli`, Homebrew core packaging on macOS, AUR packaging, Gentoo overlay packaging, binary releases for macOS, Windows, and Linux, and Docker images, while the input package metadata also shows Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, and pacman availability.

How it is used

The core workflow is `bore local 8000 --to bore.pub`, which exposes a local service through the public bore server on an assigned port. Operators can self-host with `bore server`, constrain port ranges, bind control and tunnel addresses separately, and optionally require a shared secret for the handshake.

Why package nerds care

bore matters to package nerds because it is a small Rust network utility whose package name diverges from its binary: Cargo and Homebrew use `bore-cli`, while the command is `bore`. It also demonstrates the post-ngrok packaging pattern of self-hostable tunnel tools that are simple enough to audit and ship as static binaries.

Timeline

  • 2022: v0.2.0 published on GitHub.
  • 2022: v0.3.0, v0.4.0, and v0.4.1 follow in the first release year.
  • 2023: v0.5.0 published.
  • 2025: v0.6.0 published.

Related projects

  • The README explicitly compares bore with localtunnel and ngrok. It is also adjacent to other self-hostable TCP/HTTP tunnel tools and to Tokio-based Rust network services.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:server

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
borecliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.6.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.6.0

https://github.com/ekzhang/bore

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:bore-cli
Version0.6.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bore-cli
Homepagehttps://github.com/ekzhang/bore
Repositoryhttps://github.com/ekzhang/bore
Upstream docshttps://github.com/ekzhang/bore
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/ekzhang/bore/archive/refs/tags/v0.6.0.tar.gz
Build dependenciesrust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namebore-cli
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

bore-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#bore-cli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bore Cli
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bo/bore-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
MacPorts95%

bore-cli

sudo port install bore-cli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bore Cli
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/bore-cli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Nix92%

bore

nix profile install nixpkgs#bore
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Bore
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bo/bore/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk92%

bore 0.6.0-r0

Simple CLI tool for making tunnels to localhost

https://github.com/ekzhang/bore

sudo apk add bore
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: bore
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Bore
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: bore from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman92%

bore 0.6.0-2

A command line tool for making tunnels to localhost

https://github.com/ekzhang/bore

sudo pacman -S bore
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 2 dependencies
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Bore
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: bore from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • tcptunnelShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, port-forwarding, tunneling.
  • autosshShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling.
  • boringShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, port-forwarding, tunneling.
  • dns2tcpShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling.
  • pgrokShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tcp-tunnel, tunneling.
  • ptunnelShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment