# Install etcd with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper Key value store for shared configuration and service discovery. Version 3.6.13 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-01. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:etcd ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install etcd ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add etcd ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: etcd from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install etcd-client ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: etcd-client from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#etcd ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/et/etcd/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S etcd ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: etcd from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install etcd ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: etcd from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install etcd ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: etcd from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','electron' - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/etcd ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/etcd.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id etcd-io.etcd -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: etcd-io.etcd from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:etcd - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.6.13 - **Source summary:** Key value store for shared configuration and service discovery - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-01T21:35:07Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - etcd (cli) - etcdctl (cli) - etcdutl (cli) - etcd (alias) - etcdctl (alias) - etcdutl (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Service: declared - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 3.6.13 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-01 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage etcd is a strongly consistent, distributed key-value store for critical distributed-system data, especially cluster state, configuration, service discovery, leader election, and coordination. ### Project history The etcd project was created at CoreOS in 2013. Its design centers on a reliable key-value store written in Go and backed by the Raft consensus algorithm, with a user-facing gRPC API and a simple command-line client, `etcdctl`. The project's own README emphasizes simplicity, TLS support, performance, and reliability through Raft. That positioning made etcd less a general database and more the small, dependable coordination store that other distributed systems could build around. ### Adoption history Kubernetes made etcd famous: CNCF described it as the primary data store for all Kubernetes clusters, storing and replicating cluster state while Raft handles failures and partitions. CNCF also named Cloud Foundry, CoreDNS, M3, Rook, TiKV, and other systems among etcd users or dependents. In December 2018, CNCF accepted etcd as an incubation-level hosted project. In November 2020, CNCF announced etcd's graduation after demonstrating growing adoption, open governance, feature maturity, security audits, and community sustainability. ### How it is used The everyday package workflow is split between the `etcd` server and the `etcdctl` client. A user starts a single-node or clustered server listening on the standard client and peer ports, then uses commands such as `etcdctl put` and `etcdctl get` for key-value operations or higher-level features such as watches, leases, locks, and member management. Operationally, etcd is treated as infrastructure state: it needs backups, monitoring, TLS, careful upgrade and downgrade paths, and cluster maintenance. That is why the documentation has substantial operations guides rather than only API examples. ### Why package nerds care etcd is a package-manager landmark because a tiny set of binaries can become the persistence layer for a whole orchestration platform. The package ships server, client, and utility commands, and its versioning affects Kubernetes control planes, cloud products, and distribution test matrices. It also represents the Go single-binary cloud-native packaging style: official release binaries for Linux, macOS, Windows, and Docker, a Homebrew formula, distro packages for clients, and source-level module boundaries for libraries. ### Timeline - 2013: etcd is created at CoreOS. - 2018: CNCF accepts etcd as an incubating project. - 2020: etcd graduates from CNCF incubation. - 2022: etcd integrates continuous fuzzing through OSS-Fuzz work. ### Related projects - Kubernetes is the best-known etcd user. The project is also associated with CoreOS, CNCF, Raft, CoreDNS, Cloud Foundry, M3, Rook, TiKV, and related cloud-native coordination systems. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - formula declares a Homebrew service ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** etcd - **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 - Debian apt - etcd-client - 3.5.16-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: etcd-client from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | highly-available key value store -- client | https://etcd.io - Debian apt - etcd-server - 3.5.16-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: etcd-server from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | highly-available key value store -- daemon | https://etcd.io - Debian apt - golang-etcd-server-dev - 3.5.16-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: golang-etcd-server-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | highly-available key value store -- source | https://etcd.io - Nix - etcd: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/et/etcd/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - etcd-client - 3.4.30-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: etcd-client from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | highly-available key value store -- client | https://etcd.io - Ubuntu apt - etcd-server - 3.4.30-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: etcd-server from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | highly-available key value store -- daemon | https://etcd.io - Ubuntu apt - golang-etcd-server-dev - 3.4.30-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: golang-etcd-server-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | highly-available key value store -- source | https://etcd.io - apk - etcd - 3.6.11-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: etcd from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A highly-available key value store for shared configuration and service discovery | https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd - apk - etcd-ctl - 3.6.11-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: etcd-ctl from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A command-line client for etcd | https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd - apk - etcd-doc - 3.6.11-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: etcd-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A highly-available key value store for shared configuration and service discovery (documentation) | https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd - apk - etcd-openrc - 3.6.11-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: etcd-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A highly-available key value store for shared configuration and service discovery (OpenRC init scripts) | https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd - pacman - etcd - 3.6.12-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: etcd from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A distributed, reliable key-value store for the most critical data of a distributed system | https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd - zypper - etcd - 3.6.12-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: etcd from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Reliable key-value store for the most critical data of a distributed system | https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd - zypper - etcdctl - 3.6.12-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: etcdctl from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A simple command line client for etcd | https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd - zypper - etcdutl - 3.6.12-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: etcdutl from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A simple command line client for etcd | https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd - Chocolatey - etcd: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: etcd from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','electron' ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure 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. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [vineyard](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vineyard/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [vitess](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vitess/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [serf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/serf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, cluster-management, service-discovery. - 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[combined/etcd.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/etcd.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 - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph