# Install hubble with Homebrew, Nix, winget, zypper Network, Service & Security Observability for Kubernetes using eBPF. Version 1.19.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-05. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:hubble ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install hubble ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#hubble ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/hu/hubble/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install hubble ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: hubble from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Cilium.Hubble -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Cilium.Hubble from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:hubble - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.19.4 - **Source summary:** Network, Service & Security Observability for Kubernetes using eBPF - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-05T21:04:14Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - hubble (cli) - hubble (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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.19.4 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-05 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/cilium/hubble - Upstream latest detected: v1.19.4 (current) ## Project history and usage Hubble is the Cilium project's observability layer for Kubernetes networking, services, and security events. It is built on Cilium and eBPF so that operators can inspect service dependencies, network flows, DNS activity, HTTP behavior, policy denials, and cluster-wide communication without instrumenting each application. ### Project history The cilium/hubble repository was created in November 2019, and public release metadata records v0.5.1 in April 2020. The project grew around Cilium's eBPF datapath: Hubble consumes visibility generated by Cilium and exposes it through the Hubble API, CLI, Relay, metrics, and UI components. Cilium documentation treats Hubble as part of the Cilium observability story rather than a standalone packet sniffer. The documentation describes node-local visibility from the Hubble API, cluster-wide visibility through Hubble Relay, and a UI that discovers service dependency graphs at L3/L4 and L7. ### Adoption history Hubble adoption follows Cilium adoption in Kubernetes clusters. The Cilium documentation says the Hubble CLI binary is installed by default on Cilium agent pods, while package-manager metadata in this batch shows external packaging through Homebrew, Nix, winget, and openSUSE for operators who want the CLI outside the cluster. ### How it is used Operators use `hubble observe` to inspect flows, filter traffic by source, destination, namespace, labels, protocol, or verdict, and troubleshoot DNS, TCP, HTTP, Kafka, and network-policy behavior. In larger deployments, Hubble Relay and Hubble UI turn node-local flow data into cluster or multi-cluster observability. ### Why package nerds care For package nerds, Hubble is a good example of cloud-native infrastructure tooling where the Homebrew formula is not the product's center of gravity. The CLI package is useful because it gives laptop-side access to an observability plane whose real data source lives inside Kubernetes and Cilium. ### Timeline - 2019: cilium/hubble repository created. - 2020: GitHub Releases metadata records Hubble v0.5.1. - 2022: GitHub Releases metadata records Hubble v0.10.0. - 2026: Hubble release table records v1.19.4 aligned with the Cilium 1.19 release train. ### Related projects - Related projects include Cilium, eBPF, Kubernetes, Hubble Relay, Hubble UI, Cilium Cluster Mesh, Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry-style observability workflows. ### Sources - Official Cilium documentation, Hubble repository README, GitHub repository and release metadata, and Homebrew package metadata supplied in the batch input. ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## 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: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/hubble/config.yaml, ~/.config/hubble/config.yaml, ~/.hubble/config.yaml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** hubble - **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 - hubble: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/hu/hubble/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper - hubble - 1.19.4-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: hubble from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Network, Service & Security Observability for Kubernetes using eBPF | https://github.com/cilium/hubble - zypper - hubble-bash-completion - 1.19.4-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: hubble-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for hubble | https://github.com/cilium/hubble - zypper - hubble-fish-completion - 1.19.4-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: hubble-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Fish Completion for hubble | https://github.com/cilium/hubble - zypper - hubble-zsh-completion - 1.19.4-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: hubble-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Zsh Completion for hubble | https://github.com/cilium/hubble - winget - Cilium.Hubble: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Cilium.Hubble from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## 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. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cilium-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cilium-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, kubernetes, networking. - [kubefwd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubefwd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, kubernetes, networking. - [cni-plugins](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cni-plugins/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, kubernetes, networking. - [ghostunnel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ghostunnel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, security. - [pure-ftpd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pure-ftpd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, security. - [sniffglue](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sniffglue/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, security. - [vsftpd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vsftpd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, security. - [aerleon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aerleon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking. - [havn](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/havn/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: cli, network, networking, security. - [nebula](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nebula/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: cli, network, networking, security. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/hubble.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/hubble.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