# Install frpc with Homebrew Client app of fast reverse proxy to expose a local server to the internet. Version 0.69.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-01. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:frpc ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install frpc ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:frpc - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.69.1 - **Source summary:** Client app of fast reverse proxy to expose a local server to the internet - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-01T13:28:42Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - frpc (cli) - frpc (alias) ## Build dependencies - go - node ## 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: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 0.69.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-01 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/fatedier/frp - Upstream latest detected: v0.69.1 (current) ## Project history and usage frpc is the client-side command in frp, the fast reverse proxy project used to expose services behind NAT or firewalls to the Internet. In the frp deployment model, frpc runs beside the private service and connects outward to frps on a reachable host. ### Project history frp began as an open-source Go reverse-proxy and tunneling project in late 2015. Its official documentation and README present frpc and frps as the two halves of the system: the client configuration lives with the internal service, while the server accepts client connections and publishes TCP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, and related proxy modes. The project has remained pre-1.0 while continuing regular feature releases. The maintainers describe ongoing v2 work and compatibility concerns in the README, and the v0.69.0 release introduced an explicit wire-protocol setting as a transition path for future frpc/frps protocol changes. ### Adoption history frpc became widely packaged because it solves a common self-hosting and operations problem: reaching a machine that cannot accept inbound connections. Homebrew packages frpc separately from frps, matching the operational split between client nodes and public relay servers. The upstream project distributes cross-platform release archives for macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, and other targets, and the GitHub project has over 100,000 stars, making frp one of the better-known open-source tunneling tools. ### How it is used A typical frpc workflow is to put frps on a public server, configure frpc with that server address and one or more local services, then start frpc with a TOML configuration file. The official README includes SSH, web-service, DNS, Unix-domain-socket, HTTPS, private-service, and P2P examples. The client side is also where users configure proxy definitions, local IPs and ports, plugins, authentication parameters, optional compression or encryption, and newer transport settings such as the frpc/frps wire protocol. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, frpc is interesting because it is one binary from a larger upstream release but has a distinct operational role. Splitting it into a client package lets users install only the private-side tunnel agent on laptops, home servers, CI boxes, or LAN hosts. ### Timeline - 2015: The frp GitHub repository was created. - 2017: Public GitHub releases were already publishing frp binaries in the v0.x series. - 2026: v0.69.0 documented a compatibility window and introduced the versioned frpc/frps wire protocol. - 2026: v0.69.1 refined UDP and SUDP behavior for the new wire protocol. ### Related projects - frps is the server counterpart shipped by the same upstream frp project. - The README discusses a planned v2 direction influenced by cloud-native proxy ideas such as Kubernetes, service mesh systems, and Envoy-like extensibility. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal - formula declares a Homebrew service ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** frpc - **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 - [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. - [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. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gbox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gbox/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [frps](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/frps/) - Shares the same upstream source repository. - [gost](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gost/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, reverse-proxy, tunnel. - [dante](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dante/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, client, networking, proxy. - [haproxy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/haproxy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, reverse-proxy. - [mihomo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mihomo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, tunnel. - [overtls](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/overtls/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, tunnel. - [proxytunnel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/proxytunnel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, tunnel. - [rathole](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rathole/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, reverse-proxy. - [shadowsocks-libev](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/shadowsocks-libev/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, local, networking, proxy, server. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/frpc.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/frpc.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