# Install cntb with Homebrew, Nix Contabo Command-Line Interface (CLI). Version 1.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cntb ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cntb ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#cntb ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cn/cntb/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cntb - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.6 - **Source summary:** Contabo Command-Line Interface (CLI) - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - cntb (cli) - cntb (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: 1.6 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/contabo/cntb - Upstream latest detected: v1.6 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage cntb is Contabo's command-line interface for managing Contabo VPS, VDS, and related cloud products. ### Project history The official README describes cntb as a CLI for managing Contabo products and shows generated API-style commands for images and compute instances. ### Adoption history The official README documents prebuilt releases for Windows, macOS, and Linux, while the input package facts show Homebrew and Nix packaging. ### How it is used Users configure cntb once with OAuth2 client ID, client secret, API user, and API password from the Contabo Customer Control Panel, then run commands such as cntb get images. ### Why package nerds care cntb gives package users a provider-specific cloud CLI that can be installed like other Unix tools while still wrapping Contabo's API surface. ### Timeline - 2026: GitHub releases page lists v1.6 as latest on March 25, 2026. ### Related projects - The official Makefile shows API client generation from https://api.contabo.com/api-v1.yaml, tying the CLI to Contabo's public API specification. ### Sources - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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: ~/.cntb.yaml ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.cntb.yaml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cntb - **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 - cntb: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cn/cntb/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## 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. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow 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. - [aiven-client](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aiven-client/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure. - [aliyun-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aliyun-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure. - [azion](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/azion/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure. - [cloudmonkey](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cloudmonkey/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure. - [convox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/convox/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure. - [denominator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/denominator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure. - [doctl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/doctl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure. - [e1s](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/e1s/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure. - [hcloud](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hcloud/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, command-line, infrastructure. - [kn](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kn/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, command-line, infrastructure. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cntb.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/cntb.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 - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph