# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:bore-cli ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install bore-cli ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install bore-cli ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/bore-cli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#bore-cli ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bo/bore-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add bore ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: bore from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S bore ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: bore from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:bore-cli - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.6.0 - **Source summary:** Modern, simple TCP tunnel in Rust that exposes local ports to a remote server - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - bore (cli) - bore (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.6.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/ekzhang/bore - Upstream latest detected: v0.6.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** bore-cli - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - bore-cli: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bo/bore-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - MacPorts - bore-cli: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/bore-cli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Nix - bore: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bo/bore/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - bore - 0.6.0-r0: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: bore from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Simple CLI tool for making tunnels to localhost | https://github.com/ekzhang/bore - pacman - bore - 0.6.0-2: installed executable or alias match | Arch Linux sync databases: bore from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A command line tool for making tunnels to localhost | https://github.com/ekzhang/bore ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [tcptunnel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tcptunnel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, port-forwarding, tunneling. - [autossh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autossh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling. - [boring](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/boring/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, port-forwarding, tunneling. - [dns2tcp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dns2tcp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling. - [pgrok](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pgrok/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tcp-tunnel, tunneling. - [ptunnel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ptunnel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling. - [udp2raw-multiplatform](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/udp2raw-multiplatform/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling. - [udptunnel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/udptunnel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling. - [redir](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/redir/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, forwarding, networking, port, port-forwarding. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/bore-cli.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/bore-cli.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph