# Install devspace with Homebrew, Nix, scoop CLI helps develop/deploy/debug apps with Docker and k8s. Version 6.3.21 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:devspace ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install devspace ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#devspace ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/de/devspace/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/devspace ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/devspace.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:devspace - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 6.3.21 - **Source summary:** CLI helps develop/deploy/debug apps with Docker and k8s - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-05T00:14:30+09:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - devspace (cli) - devspace (alias) ## Dependencies - kubernetes-cli ## 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: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 6.3.21 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-05 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/devspace-sh/devspace - Upstream latest detected: v6.3.21 (current) ## Project history and usage DevSpace is a command-line tool for developing, deploying, and debugging applications with Docker and Kubernetes. Its package-manager identity is centered on a single local binary plus a project-level devspace.yaml file that teams commit with their source. ### Project history The official README says DevSpace was created by Loft Labs and is a Cloud Native Computing Foundation sandbox project. The documentation describes it as a client-only developer tool: it runs on the user's machine, talks to Kubernetes through the normal kube-context, and does not require a server-side DevSpace component. DevSpace's configuration model grew around devspace.yaml. The current config reference says every project using DevSpace needs a devspace.yaml that defines how to build, deploy, debug, and develop the project. ### Adoption history DevSpace found a niche among Kubernetes development teams that wanted a repeatable local-to-cluster workflow without asking every developer to memorize kubectl, Helm, image build, port-forwarding, and file-sync commands. CNCF sandbox status gave the project a recognizable cloud-native governance home. ### How it is used The common loop is to initialize or maintain a devspace.yaml, select a Kubernetes context and namespace, and run devspace dev. The official docs describe devspace dev as executing a configured pipeline, deploying dependencies and manifests, starting a development container, syncing files, forwarding ports, and exposing a localhost UI. ### Why package nerds care DevSpace is interesting as a package because it packages a whole Kubernetes development workflow into one CLI. The formula is not merely a wrapper around kubectl; it is a portable workflow runner whose config travels with the repo and can standardize local, staging, and production-adjacent routines. ### Timeline - Created by Loft Labs: DevSpace begins as a Kubernetes developer workflow tool. - CNCF sandbox: the official README identifies DevSpace as a Cloud Native Computing Foundation sandbox project. - 6.x docs: the current documentation centers the workflow on devspace.yaml and devspace dev. ### Related projects - kubectl, Helm, Docker, and Kubernetes are adjacent tools in the workflow DevSpace automates. - Loft Labs is the original creator and related commercial/cloud-native ecosystem vendor. ### Sources - - - ## 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: devspace.yaml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** devspace - **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 - devspace: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/de/devspace/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/devspace: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/devspace.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/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. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [kubernetes-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubernetes-cli/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [crossplane](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/crossplane/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, cloud-native, kubernetes. - [epinio](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/epinio/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, cloud-native, kubernetes. - [glasskube](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glasskube/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, cloud-native, kubernetes. - [havener](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/havener/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, devops, kubernetes. - [helm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/helm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, devops, kubernetes. - [helmfile](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/helmfile/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, devops, kubernetes. - [helmsman](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/helmsman/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, devops, kubernetes. - [k3d](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/k3d/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, docker, kubernetes. - [kops](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kops/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure, k8s. - [krane](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/krane/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, deploy, infrastructure. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/devspace.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/devspace.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