install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install kubetail

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install kubetail

MacPorts ports tree · devel/kubetail/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add kubetail

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

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install kubetail

Debian stable package indexes · kubetail · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#kubetail

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/kubetail

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/kubetail.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Kubetail.Kubetail -e

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

overview

Package summary

Logging tool for Kubernetes with a real-time web dashboard

Project links

Commands and aliases

kubetail

history

Project history and usage

Kubetail is a Kubernetes logging CLI and dashboard for viewing logs from multi-container workloads in a single chronological stream. In package-manager terms it represents the shift from small log-follow scripts to installable desktop/browser-backed Kubernetes developer tools.

Project history

The kubetail-org project describes Kubetail as a general-purpose logging dashboard optimized for real-time tailing across multi-container Kubernetes workloads. Its README and docs position the kubetail CLI as the entry point for launching a local web dashboard, streaming logs in a terminal, or managing cluster resources used by the tool.

Adoption history

Kubetail adoption is visible through a public GitHub repository, a dedicated docs site, a public website, Homebrew packaging, and release artifacts for multiple operating systems. The project also publishes cluster and dashboard-oriented pieces, which moved it beyond the older convention of a shell-only kubectl logs wrapper.

How it is used

The common use is to run kubetail locally, select workloads, and inspect merged logs from multiple pods and containers. The docs emphasize that Kubetail reads through the Kubernetes API, so teams can tail logs without first shipping them to an external logging backend.

Why package nerds care

The package name is historically easy to confuse with older kubetail scripts, so the Homebrew formula and repository identity matter. This batch's package is the kubetail-org dashboard/CLI, not the older johanhaleby Bash script with the same human-friendly name.

Timeline

2024: Public discussion and early issues described Kubetail as a web-based real-time log viewer for Kubernetes clusters.
2025: Kubetail release notes show continued CLI/dashboard work, including search, API backend, security, and packaging changes.
2026: The GitHub releases page listed cli/v0.18.0 with signed release artifacts for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Related projects

Related tools include kubectl logs, stern, kail, k9s, Kubernetes Dashboard, and older kubetail shell scripts. Kubetail differs by combining a CLI, browser dashboard, and multi-container timeline-oriented log viewing.

Sources

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.
Build metadata lists 3 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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`kubetail`	cli	global 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 generated2026-07-26

manager version0.18.0

manager updated2026-06-16

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedcli/v0.18.0

https://github.com/kubetail-org/kubetail

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:kubetail
Version	0.18.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kubetail
Homepage	https://www.kubetail.com/
Repository	https://github.com/kubetail-org/kubetail
Upstream docs	https://docs.kubetail.com/
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/kubetail-org/kubetail/archive/refs/tags/cli/v0.18.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-16T18:31:40Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go, node, pnpm
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	kubetail
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
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.

Debian apt95%

kubetail 1.6.20-1

Aggregate logs from multiple Kubernetes pods into one stream

https://github.com/johanhaleby/kubetail

sudo apt install kubetail

Section: devel
Architecture: all
normalized package name match
Matched by: Kubetail

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: kubetail from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

kubetail

nix profile install nixpkgs#kubetail

normalized package name match
Matched by: Kubetail

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kubetail/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

kubetail 1.6.18-1

Aggregate logs from multiple Kubernetes pods into one stream

https://github.com/johanhaleby/kubetail

sudo apt install kubetail

Section: universe/devel
Architecture: all
normalized package name match
Matched by: Kubetail

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: kubetail from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

kubetail 0.17.0-r1

Real-time logging dashboard for Kubernetes

https://github.com/kubetail-org/kubetail

sudo apk add kubetail

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: kubetail
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Kubetail

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kubetail from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

kubetail

sudo port install kubetail

normalized package name match
Matched by: Kubetail

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/kubetail/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/kubetail

scoop install main/kubetail

normalized package name match
Matched by: Kubetail

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/kubetail.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

Kubetail.Kubetail

winget install --id Kubetail.Kubetail -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Kubetail

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

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.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/kubetail.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install kubetail with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, scoop, winget