# Install docker-machine-driver-vultr with Homebrew Docker Machine driver plugin for Vultr Cloud. Version 2.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-01. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:docker-machine-driver-vultr ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install docker-machine-driver-vultr ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:docker-machine-driver-vultr - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.3.0 - **Source summary:** Docker Machine driver plugin for Vultr Cloud - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-01T05:48:18Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - docker-machine-driver-vultr (cli) - docker-machine-driver-vultr (alias) ## Dependencies - rancher-machine ## 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: 2.3.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-01 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/vultr/docker-machine-driver-vultr - Upstream latest detected: v2.3.0 (current) ## Project history and usage Docker Machine Vultr Driver is a provider plugin that lets docker-machine, and later Rancher Machine workflows, create Docker-capable hosts on Vultr. It is a narrow but historically useful package from the period when docker-machine drivers were the standard way to turn cloud VMs into Docker hosts from a laptop or CI system. ### Project history The Vultr README describes the package as a driver for both docker-machine and Rancher Node Driver use. It now points users toward rancher-machine, noting that docker-machine is maintained there under that successor workflow, while still documenting the older driver binary installation model. ### Adoption history Adoption is mainly visible through its role as an official Vultr-maintained driver and its Homebrew formula. The README's Rancher Machine emphasis reflects the broader migration away from upstream Docker Machine while preserving the provider-driver interface for users who still need automatic Vultr node creation. ### How it is used Users install docker-machine or rancher-machine, place docker-machine-driver-vultr on PATH, provide a Vultr API key, and run a create command with the vultr driver. The documented options expose Vultr-specific server type, region, plan, OS, SSH key, networking, backups, firewall, tag, and startup-data controls. ### Why package nerds care For package people, this is a clean specimen of cloud-specific Docker Machine driver packaging: a provider API wrapped as a small CLI plugin, distributed separately from the core tool, and useful only when the matching provider and orchestration workflow are in play. ### Timeline - Docker Machine era: The driver implements the external cloud-provider plugin model. - Rancher Machine era: The README recommends rancher-machine for successor workflows. - Vultr APIv4 era: The documented workflow uses Vultr APIv4 personal API keys and provider-specific options. ### Related projects - Related projects include Docker Machine, Rancher Machine, Rancher Node Driver workflows, Vultr's API, and other Docker Machine cloud drivers. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** docker-machine-driver-vultr - **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. - [rancher-machine](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rancher-machine/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [docker-credential-helper-ecr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-credential-helper-ecr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud, containers, developer-tools. - [docker-machine-driver-vmware](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-machine-driver-vmware/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker-machine, driver. - [cdebug](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cdebug/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools. - [cekit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cekit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools. - [chunkah](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chunkah/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools. - [cri-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cri-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools. - [devcontainer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/devcontainer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools. - [dockcheck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dockcheck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools. - [docker-clean](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-clean/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, containers, developer, developer-tools, docker. - [docker-credential-helper](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-credential-helper/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, containers, developer, developer-tools, docker. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/docker-machine-driver-vultr.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/docker-machine-driver-vultr.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph