# Install chaoskube with Homebrew Periodically kills random pods in your Kubernetes cluster. Version 0.39.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-02. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:chaoskube ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install chaoskube ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:chaoskube - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.39.0 - **Source summary:** Periodically kills random pods in your Kubernetes cluster - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-02T15:39:47Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - chaoskube (cli) - chaoskube (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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.39.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-02 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/linki/chaoskube - Upstream latest detected: v0.39.0 (current) ## Project history and usage chaoskube is a Kubernetes chaos-engineering tool that periodically terminates random pods so teams can test how workloads behave under pod failure. ### Project history The linki/chaoskube repository was created in 2016. Its README frames the tool around a narrow chaos-engineering job: connect to a Kubernetes cluster, select eligible pods, and terminate one at intervals, with dry-run mode enabled by default. ### Adoption history Distribution centered on Kubernetes-native deployment as well as package-manager installs. The README documents Helm installation through a chaoskube chart and raw Kubernetes manifests, while the supplied facts show Homebrew formula distribution. ### How it is used Users run chaoskube locally against their current kubeconfig or deploy it inside a cluster. The README documents filters for namespaces, labels, annotations, owner kinds, pod names, minimum age, quiet times, dry-run mode, metrics, Slack notification, and interval controls. ### Why package nerds care chaoskube is package-nerd interesting because it packages a chaos-monkey pattern into one Go binary plus Kubernetes deployment artifacts: a small CLI that also behaves like a cluster workload and is installable through Homebrew and Helm. ### Timeline - 2016: Public GitHub repository created for linki/chaoskube. - 2016: Early v0.1.0 tag established the chaoskube release line. - 2018: README examples show v0.21.0-era usage against Kubernetes 1.10 clusters. - 2026: Repository metadata shows continued maintenance, with v0.39.0 among recent tags. ### Related projects - The README compares chaoskube with kube-monkey, PowerfulSeal, fabric8 chaos monkey, k8aos, pod-reaper, kubernetes-pod-chaos-monkey, and KubeInvaders. - Kubernetes and Helm are central runtime/distribution dependencies for the project. ### Sources - - ## Security Notes infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.kube/config ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.kube/config ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** chaoskube - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [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. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cozyhr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cozyhr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, helm, kubernetes. - [fleet-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fleet-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, helm, kubernetes. - [gwctl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gwctl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, go, kubernetes. - [havener](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/havener/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, go, kubernetes. - [helmfile](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/helmfile/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, helm, kubernetes. - [helmify](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/helmify/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, helm, kubernetes. - [helmsman](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/helmsman/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, helm, kubernetes. - [ko](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ko/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, go, kubernetes. - [nova-fairwinds](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nova-fairwinds/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, cluster, helm. - [mcp-server-kubernetes](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mcp-server-kubernetes/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, cluster, helm. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/chaoskube.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/chaoskube.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph