# Install chisel-tunnel with Homebrew, Nix, scoop, winget Fast TCP/UDP tunnel over HTTP. Version 1.11.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-10. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#chisel. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:chisel-tunnel ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install chisel-tunnel ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#chisel ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ch/chisel/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/chisel ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/chisel.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Snesnopic.Chisel -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Snesnopic.Chisel from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:chisel-tunnel - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.11.8 - **Source summary:** Fast TCP/UDP tunnel over HTTP - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-10T15:48:44Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00 ## Executables - chisel (cli) - chisel (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: 2026-07-25 - Package-manager version: 1.11.8 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-10 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/jpillora/chisel - Upstream latest detected: v1.11.8 (current) ## Project history and usage Chisel is a Go single-binary TCP/UDP tunneling tool that transports traffic over HTTP and secures the connection using SSH. ### Project history The official repository begins in 2015 and the README presents Chisel as a client/server executable for passing through firewalls or exposing a secure endpoint into a network. Its feature list grew around encrypted SSH transport, reverse port forwarding, SOCKS5 support, proxy traversal, stdio transport for SSH ProxyCommand, and server-side reverse proxy behavior. ### Adoption history The upstream install section points users to GitHub releases, a one-line install script, Docker images, Fedora packages, and go install. The input package facts also show distribution through Homebrew as chisel-tunnel, Nix as chisel, Scoop, and WinGet, reflecting cross-platform command-line adoption. ### How it is used Users run chisel server on a reachable HTTP endpoint and chisel client from the restricted side to create local, remote, or reverse tunnels. The README documents common firewall traversal, SOCKS5, HTTP CONNECT proxy, authentication, TLS, and client auto-reconnect use cases. ### Why package nerds care Chisel is a package-manager favorite because it compresses a lot of tunnel behavior into one static-ish Go executable. It is also a good example of the naming compromises package managers make: Homebrew uses chisel-tunnel while other ecosystems often package the upstream name chisel. ### Timeline - 2015: First public commits and 1.0.x tags in the official repository. - 2015: README documents GitHub release binaries and go install from source. - 2026: Homebrew tracks stable v1.11.7 for the chisel-tunnel formula. ### Related projects - The README explicitly compares its transport building blocks with Go net/http, crypto/ssh, SOCKS5, HTTP CONNECT proxies, Docker distribution, and Fedora community packaging. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for chisel-tunnel. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** chisel-tunnel - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Conflicts With:** chisel, foundry - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - chisel: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ch/chisel/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/chisel: installed executable or alias match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/chisel.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - Snesnopic.Chisel: installed executable or alias match | Windows Package Manager source index: Snesnopic.Chisel from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [proxytunnel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/proxytunnel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, ssh, tcp. - [boring](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/boring/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, port-forwarding, ssh, tunnel. - [cloudflared](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cloudflared/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, tunnel, tunneling. - [dns2tcp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dns2tcp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tcp, tunnel, tunneling. - [gost](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gost/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, networking, port-forwarding, proxy. - [jprq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jprq/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, http, networking, tcp, tunneling. - [rospo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rospo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, ssh, tunneling. - [sixtunnel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sixtunnel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, tunnel, tunneling. - [redir](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/redir/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, forwarding, networking, port, port-forwarding. - [gotun](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gotun/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: cli, http, networking, over, proxy. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/chisel-tunnel.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/chisel-tunnel.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - 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