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Install krane with Homebrew, apk, Nix

Kubernetes deploy tool with rollout verification. Version 3.9.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install krane

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add krane

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#krane

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

overview

Package summary

Kubernetes deploy tool with rollout verification

Commands and aliases

  • krane

history

Project history and usage

krane is Shopify's Kubernetes deployment CLI with rollout verification. It occupies the space between raw kubectl apply and heavier deployment systems by giving CI/CD jobs a clearer pass/fail answer and debug context.

Project history

The project began publicly as Shopify's kubernetes-deploy tooling; the GitHub repository was created on 2017-01-17. Its README explains that krane wraps kubectl apply rather than replacing Kubernetes primitives, with rollout watching, failure diagnostics, predeploy phases, EJSON secret handling, render, run, restart, and global-deploy commands.

The 1.0 migration guide documents the rename from kubernetes-deploy to krane at version 1.0.0. That release redesigned the CLI, renamed the Ruby namespace, moved metrics to the krane prefix, and split behavior such as rendering and global resources into clearer commands.

Adoption history

Shopify used krane with its open-source Shipit deployment application, which made the tool visible as part of Shopify's Kubernetes deployment story. Packaging through RubyGems and Homebrew made it usable both as a Ruby library/tool and as a standalone CLI in developer and CI environments.

How it is used

A typical krane deploy command targets an application namespace and Kubernetes context, using kubeconfig credentials from $KUBECONFIG or ~/.kube/config. For Google Cloud authentication, the README documents $GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS as an additional credentials source.

krane is commonly used where a deploy job needs to apply manifests, wait for workload rollout, print actionable failure information, and optionally run one-off tasks or render templates before deploy.

Why package nerds care

krane is a useful packaging example because it is a Ruby-origin Kubernetes tool that installs like a CLI but delegates core state changes to kubectl and kubeconfig. Its history also shows a clean package rename from a descriptive old name to a shorter executable and namespace.

Timeline

  • 2017-01-17: The Shopify krane repository was created.
  • 2019-11-18: Version 1.0.0 committed the rename from kubernetes-deploy to krane.
  • 2024-01-29: Version v3.4.1 was published on GitHub.

Related projects

  • kubectl is the deployment primitive krane uses underneath. Shopify Shipit is the related deployment application named in the README. EJSON is related through krane's encrypted Kubernetes secret workflow.

security posture

Risk level: orange

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

  • infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

  • text:kubernetes

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 2 runtime 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.

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
$KUBECONFIG~/.kube/config$GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
kranecliglobal 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 generated2026-07-08
manager version3.9.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/Shopify/krane

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/Shopify/kranenone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:krane
Version3.9.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/krane
Homepagehttps://github.com/Shopify/krane
Repositoryhttps://github.com/Shopify/krane
Upstream docshttps://github.com/Shopify/krane#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://rubygems.org/downloads/krane-3.9.1.gem
Dependencieskubernetes-cli, ruby
Uses from macOSlibffi
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 Namekrane
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • 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%

krane

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

krane 0.20.7-r4

Drop-in replacement for crane with built-in cloud workload identity auth

https://github.com/google/go-containerregistry/tree/main/cmd/krane

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

package graph

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

Related tools

  • kubernetes-cliRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • rubyRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

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  • werfShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, deployment, kubernetes.

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

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • 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