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Bootstrapping and management tool for k0s clusters. Version 0.32.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-06. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#k0sctl.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install k0sctl

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install k0sctl

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/k0sctl/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add k0sctl

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · k0sctl · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#k0sctl

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/k0/k0sctl/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install k0sctl

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · k0sctl · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id k0sproject.k0sctl -e

Windows Package Manager source index · k0sproject.k0sctl · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Bootstrapping and management tool for k0s clusters

Commands and aliases

  • k0sctl

history

Project history and usage

k0sctl is the companion command-line bootstrap and lifecycle tool for k0s Kubernetes clusters, using SSH and a YAML cluster definition to configure hosts and deploy k0s.

Project history

k0sctl appeared with the k0s project after k0s began public releases in November 2020. Its early 2021 releases established the `k0sctl apply` workflow: describe hosts and desired cluster state in `k0sctl.yaml`, then let the tool connect over SSH and converge the cluster.

The k0s documentation positioned k0sctl as an automatic and repeatable way to create multi-node and production clusters, making it part of the official installation story rather than a third-party convenience script.

Adoption history

Adoption follows k0s adoption: users who want a small Kubernetes distribution but do not want to hand-roll SSH loops, install commands, token exchange, and kubeconfig retrieval can use k0sctl as the repeatable wrapper.

How it is used

The main workflow is `k0sctl apply`, pointed at a `k0sctl.yaml` file in the working directory or another path passed with `--config`. The tool gathers host state through SSH, installs k0s, joins nodes, and can generate kubeconfig output.

Why package nerds care

k0sctl is a good example of a package-manager-friendly infrastructure binary: one statically distributed CLI, a declarative local YAML file, no daemon, and behavior that turns a cluster installation process into a repeatable command.

Timeline

  • 2020: k0s made its initial public release in November.
  • 2021: k0sctl v0.4.0 was published in February.
  • 2021: k0s documentation for v1.21.0+k0s.0 recommended k0sctl for production cluster installation and automatic upgrades.

Related projects

  • k0sctl is tightly coupled to k0s, and sits in the same broad Kubernetes bootstrap space as k3sup, kubeadm wrappers, and other SSH-driven cluster installers.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for k0sctl. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

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

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
k0sctl.yaml

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
k0sctlcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-25
manager version0.32.1
manager updated2026-07-06
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.32.1

https://github.com/k0sproject/k0sctl

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:k0sctl
Version0.32.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/k0sctl
Homepagehttps://github.com/k0sproject/k0sctl
Repositoryhttps://github.com/k0sproject/k0sctl
Upstream docshttps://docs.k0sproject.io/stable/k0sctl-install
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/k0sproject/k0sctl/archive/refs/tags/v0.32.1.tar.gz
Last updated2026-07-06T14:02:59Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namek0sctl
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

k0sctl

nix profile install nixpkgs#k0sctl
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: K0sctl
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/k0/k0sctl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

k0sctl 0.30.1-r0

Bootstrapping and management tool for k0s clusters

https://github.com/k0sproject/k0sctl

sudo apk add k0sctl
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: k0sctl
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: K0sctl
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: k0sctl from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

k0sctl-bash-completion 0.30.1-r0

Bash completions for k0sctl

https://github.com/k0sproject/k0sctl

sudo apk add k0sctl-bash-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: k0sctl
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: K0sctl
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: k0sctl-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

k0sctl-fish-completion 0.30.1-r0

Fish completions for k0sctl

https://github.com/k0sproject/k0sctl

sudo apk add k0sctl-fish-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: k0sctl
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: K0sctl
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: k0sctl-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

k0sctl-zsh-completion 0.30.1-r0

Zsh completions for k0sctl

https://github.com/k0sproject/k0sctl

sudo apk add k0sctl-zsh-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: k0sctl
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: K0sctl
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: k0sctl-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
zypper95%

k0sctl 0.30.1-1.1

A bootstrapping and management tool for k0s clusters

https://github.com/k0sproject/k0sctl

sudo zypper install k0sctl
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: System/Management
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: k0sctl
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: K0sctl
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: k0sctl from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

k0sctl-bash-completion 0.30.1-1.1

Bash Completion for k0sctl

https://github.com/k0sproject/k0sctl

sudo zypper install k0sctl-bash-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: k0sctl
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: K0sctl
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: k0sctl-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

k0sctl-fish-completion 0.30.1-1.1

Fish Completion for k0sctl

https://github.com/k0sproject/k0sctl

sudo zypper install k0sctl-fish-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: k0sctl
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: K0sctl
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: k0sctl-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

k0sctl-zsh-completion 0.30.1-1.1

Zsh Completion for k0sctl

https://github.com/k0sproject/k0sctl

sudo zypper install k0sctl-zsh-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: k0sctl
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: K0sctl
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: k0sctl-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

k0sctl

sudo port install k0sctl
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: K0sctl
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/k0sctl/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

k0sproject.k0sctl

winget install --id k0sproject.k0sctl -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: K0sctl
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: k0sproject.k0sctl from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • k3supShares av.db curated category or tags: bootstrap, cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes, ssh.
  • clusterctlShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, cluster-management, kubernetes.
  • cmctlShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, cluster-management, kubernetes.
  • k9sShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, cluster-management, kubernetes.
  • kopsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, cluster-management, kubernetes.
  • ktyShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes, ssh.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment