# Install kubetail with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, scoop, winget Logging tool for Kubernetes with a real-time web dashboard. Version 0.18.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-16. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install kubetail. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:kubetail ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install kubetail ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install kubetail ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/kubetail/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add kubetail ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kubetail from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install kubetail ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: kubetail from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#kubetail ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kubetail/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/kubetail ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/kubetail.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Kubetail.Kubetail -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Kubetail.Kubetail from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:kubetail - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.18.0 - **Source summary:** Logging tool for Kubernetes with a real-time web dashboard - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-16T18:31:40Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-26T07:20:29+00:00 ## Executables - kubetail (cli) - kubetail (alias) ## Build dependencies - go - node - pnpm ## 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: 2026-07-26 - Package-manager version: 0.18.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-16 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/kubetail-org/kubetail - Upstream latest detected: cli/v0.18.0 (current) ## 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 Notes infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - kubetail - 1.6.20-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: kubetail from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Aggregate logs from multiple Kubernetes pods into one stream | https://github.com/johanhaleby/kubetail - Nix - kubetail: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kubetail/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - kubetail - 1.6.18-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: kubetail from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Aggregate logs from multiple Kubernetes pods into one stream | https://github.com/johanhaleby/kubetail - apk - kubetail - 0.17.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kubetail from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Real-time logging dashboard for Kubernetes | https://github.com/kubetail-org/kubetail - MacPorts - kubetail: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/kubetail/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/kubetail: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/kubetail.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - Kubetail.Kubetail: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Kubetail.Kubetail 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. - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pnpm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pnpm/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [chaoskube](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chaoskube/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [click](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/click/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [clusterawsadm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clusterawsadm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [clusterctl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clusterctl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [cmctl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmctl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [cozyhr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cozyhr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [cozypkg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cozypkg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [crossplane](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/crossplane/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [kubeshark](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubeshark/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure, kubernetes. - [kubesess](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubesess/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure, kubernetes. - [kubebox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/kubebox/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure, kubernetes. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/kubetail.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/kubetail.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - 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