install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install kubevpn

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#kubevpn

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/kubevpn

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

overview

Package summary

Offers a Cloud-Native Dev Environment that connects to your K8s cluster network

Project links

Commands and aliases

kubevpn

history

Project history and usage

KubeVPN is a Kubernetes-focused local-development CLI that connects a developer machine to a cluster network and routes traffic between local processes and in-cluster services.

Project history

The project is developed under the kubenetworks organization and is written as a Go command-line tool. Its documentation frames the tool around a cloud-native development loop: connect to the Kubernetes network, resolve services and pods from the local machine, and optionally intercept service traffic so local code can participate in a cluster-like environment.

Adoption history

KubeVPN is packaged for Homebrew, Scoop, Nix, Snap, GitHub Releases, and Krew. That packaging footprint is the main visible adoption signal: it targets developers who want cluster-network access without hand-configuring VPN routes, port-forward chains, or ad hoc proxy scripts.

How it is used

Typical usage starts with `kubevpn connect`, which deploys cluster-side traffic-manager resources, configures routes and DNS on the developer machine, and lets local tools access services through Kubernetes names or service IPs. The README and quickstart also describe inbound interception and running a pod workload locally with cluster-like network, volume, and environment behavior.

Why package nerds care

For package collectors, KubeVPN sits in the family of Kubernetes inner-loop tools alongside Telepresence-style interceptors and krew plugins. Its packaging across Homebrew and Krew is notable because it treats a cluster networking workflow as a single developer CLI rather than as a collection of kubectl port-forward sessions.

Timeline

2020s: KubeVPN appears as a kubenetworks Go CLI for Kubernetes local development and service-network access.
2020s: The project documents installs through Homebrew, Snap, Scoop, Krew, and GitHub release archives.
2025: GitHub release pages show automated v2.x binary releases for macOS, Linux, and Windows.

Related projects

KubeVPN is related to Kubernetes, kubectl, Krew, service-mesh traffic interception tools, and local-cluster development tools such as Telepresence.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

text:cluster,cloud
text:network

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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`kubevpn`	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 generated2026-07-09

manager version2.11.0

manager updated2026-07-05

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.11.0

https://github.com/kubenetworks/kubevpn

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:kubevpn
Version	2.11.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kubevpn
Homepage	https://www.kubevpn.dev
Repository	https://github.com/kubenetworks/kubevpn
Upstream docs	https://kubevpn.dev/docs
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/kubenetworks/kubevpn/archive/refs/tags/v2.11.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-05T15:01:27Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
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	kubevpn
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.

Nix95%

kubevpn

nix profile install nixpkgs#kubevpn

normalized package name match
Matched by: Kubevpn

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

Scoop95%

extras/kubevpn

scoop install extras/kubevpn

normalized package name match
Matched by: Kubevpn

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

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/kubevpn.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

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