macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install cloud-provider-kindlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install cloud-provider-kind with Homebrew, Nix
Cloud provider for KIND clusters. Version 0.11.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-26.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#cloud-provider-kindnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/cl/cloud-provider-kind/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Cloud provider for KIND clusters
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cloud-provider-kind
history
Project history and usage
cloud-provider-kind is a Kubernetes SIGs project that gives kind clusters a local cloud-provider-style LoadBalancer experience. It is newer and narrower than kind itself, but its official docs provide enough source-backed context for package history.
Project history
The kubernetes-sigs/cloud-provider-kind repository was created in 2023 to fill a specific gap in kind-based testing: kind is useful for cheap local Kubernetes clusters, but does not itself provide all behavior that depends on cloud providers, especially LoadBalancer services.
The README documents the provider as a local controller that watches kind clusters and LoadBalancer Services, then creates corresponding containers to expose those Services. It also added a published controller-manager image starting with v0.4.0.
Adoption history
Official installation paths include `go install`, building from source, Docker, and community-supported Homebrew packaging. The README explicitly says package-manager builds are community supported and not produced by the maintainers.
The project gained visible Kubernetes community attention through a KubeCon EU 2024 talk linked from the README, which is meaningful adoption evidence for a Kubernetes SIG utility.
How it is used
Users create a kind cluster, run `cloud-provider-kind` in a terminal, and then create LoadBalancer Services or Gateway API resources that the provider exposes through local containers.
The provider also supports Gateway API behavior and a registry override environment variable for mirroring its proxy image.
Why package nerds care
For package maintainers, cloud-provider-kind is interesting because upstream treats Homebrew as a community package while Go install and container images remain closer to the project. That split matters for users who expect Kubernetes SIG artifacts to be canonical.
It is also a small but useful example of packaging local Kubernetes infrastructure behavior as a single CLI.
Timeline
- 2023: kubernetes-sigs/cloud-provider-kind GitHub repository metadata was created.
- v0.4.0: The README records availability of the registry.k8s.io controller-manager image.
- 2024: The README links a KubeCon EU talk about load balancing on kind.
Related projects
- kind is the local Kubernetes cluster tool that cloud-provider-kind extends.
- Kubernetes Gateway API is supported by cloud-provider-kind.
- Kubernetes cloud-provider implementations are the broader family of projects whose behavior this tool emulates locally.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: orange
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
Signals
- text:cluster,cloud
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cloud-provider-kind | cli | global 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 version0.11.1
manager updated2026-06-26
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.11.1
https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cloud-provider-kind
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:cloud-provider-kind |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cloud-provider-kind |
| Homepage | https://kubernetes-sigs.github.io/cloud-provider-kind/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cloud-provider-kind |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cloud-provider-kind#readme |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cloud-provider-kind/archive/refs/tags/v0.11.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-26T13:38:33Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | cloud-provider-kind |
| 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 |
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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%
cloud-provider-kind
nix profile install nixpkgs#cloud-provider-kind- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cloud Provider Kind
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.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
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