# Install glooctl with Homebrew, Nix Envoy-Powered API Gateway. Version 1.21.11 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-29. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:glooctl ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install glooctl ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#glooctl ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gl/glooctl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:glooctl - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.21.11 - **Source summary:** Envoy-Powered API Gateway - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-29T18:16:50Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-10T07:20:53+00:00 ## Executables - glooctl (cli) - glooctl (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: 2026-07-10 - Package-manager version: 1.21.11 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-29 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/solo-io/gloo - Upstream latest detected: v1.21.11 (current) ## Project history and usage glooctl is the command-line tool for Solo.io's Gloo Edge and Gloo Gateway ecosystem, an Envoy-based API gateway for Kubernetes and hybrid application routing. ### Project history The glooctl binary developed inside the solo-io/gloo repository as the operational CLI for Gloo Edge. The repository and documentation describe the broader project as an Envoy-powered API gateway that evolved toward Kubernetes-native ingress and Gateway API workflows while preserving the Gloo Edge API surface. ### Adoption history Its adoption follows the Kubernetes gateway ecosystem: operators install it from Homebrew or Nix, use it beside kubectl and Helm, and manage Envoy-backed gateway resources through Solo.io's documented Gloo distributions. ### How it is used Practitioners use glooctl for setup, installation, diagnostics, and resource inspection in Gloo environments. The CLI reference groups commands around checking installations, installing gateway components, inspecting resources, and managing local CLI configuration. ### Why package nerds care glooctl is a representative cloud-native vendor CLI: a single executable that wraps Kubernetes control-plane operations while remaining package-manager installable for local admin machines and CI runners. ### Timeline - 2019: v0.1.0 tag appeared in the solo-io/gloo repository. - 2020s: Gloo documentation and repository materials emphasized Envoy, Kubernetes Gateway API, and hybrid application routing. ### Related projects - glooctl is tied to Gloo Edge, Gloo Gateway, Envoy Proxy, Kubernetes Gateway API, and Kubernetes package workflows such as Helm. ### 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: ~/.gloo/glooctl-config.yaml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** glooctl - **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 - glooctl: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gl/glooctl/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. - [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. - [Documentation packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/documentation-tools/) - Matched documentation, manual, or publishing metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [egctl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/egctl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: api-gateway, cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [argo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/argo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [argocd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/argocd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [argocd-autopilot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/argocd-autopilot/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [argocd-vault-plugin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/argocd-vault-plugin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [arkade](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/arkade/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [aws-iam-authenticator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws-iam-authenticator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [cdk8s](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cdk8s/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/glooctl.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/glooctl.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