# Install liqoctl with Homebrew Is a CLI tool to install and manage Liqo-enabled clusters. Version 1.2.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-03. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:liqoctl ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install liqoctl ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:liqoctl - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.2.0 - **Source summary:** Is a CLI tool to install and manage Liqo-enabled clusters - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-03T10:40:21Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - liqoctl (cli) - liqoctl (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## 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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.2.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-03 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/liqotech/liqo - Upstream latest detected: v1.2.0 (current) ## Project history and usage liqoctl is the command-line entry point for installing and managing Liqo, an open-source Kubernetes multi-cluster project focused on resource sharing, workload offloading, inter-cluster networking, and storage across heterogeneous clusters. ### Project history Liqo describes itself as an open-source project for dynamic and seamless Kubernetes multi-cluster topologies across on-premise, cloud, and edge infrastructures. The project states that it was kicked off at the Polytechnic University of Turin and is maintained by the Liqo community. The CLI grew as the operational front door for that system: the documentation describes liqoctl as the tool used to install and manage Liqo-enabled clusters, with subcommands for install, peer, authenticate, offload, network, test, uninstall, and related cluster operations. ### Adoption history Liqo's adoption evidence is clearest in Kubernetes-native contexts where teams want cluster peering and virtual-node style offloading without rewriting applications. Its public repository, documentation, Slack community, adopters file, and release assets show a project aimed at cloud, edge, research, and multi-cloud operators. Homebrew packages the CLI as liqoctl, separating the operator-facing command from the broader Liqo repository and making the tool easy to install on macOS and Linux workstations used to administer Kubernetes clusters. ### How it is used Operators use liqoctl to bootstrap Liqo into clusters, establish peerings, authenticate clusters, offload namespaces, inspect state, and remove Liqo resources. Its docs emphasize making multi-cluster behavior transparent to standard Kubernetes workloads. The CLI is package-manager-friendly because it is a single Go-built executable that talks to Kubernetes APIs and controls cluster-side components rather than embedding a long-lived desktop service. ### Why package nerds care liqoctl is one of the newer wave of Kubernetes administrative CLIs that package managers carry so users can manage cloud-native infrastructure from a local shell. It sits near kubectl plugins, cluster lifecycle tools, and service-mesh CLIs in the package taxonomy. For Homebrew users, it is notable because the formula packages a project-specific Kubernetes control plane tool rather than the server components themselves. ### Timeline - 2019: Liqo project copyright notices begin at 2019 on the official site and documentation. - 2021: Public Liqo discussion and early release activity centered on Kubernetes multi-cluster resource sharing. - 2026: Liqo v1.1.2 was published on GitHub on March 3, 2026, with liqoctl release assets for Linux and macOS. ### Related projects - Liqo's repository notes code from Virtual Kubelet, which is conceptually related because Liqo represents remote cluster capacity through Kubernetes-native abstractions. - The broader neighborhood includes kubectl, Kubernetes Cluster API, service-mesh and multi-cluster networking projects, and GitOps tooling used to manage declarative multi-cluster topologies. ### 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:** liqoctl - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## 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. - [qbec](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/qbec/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes, multi-cluster. - [cdk8s](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cdk8s/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [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. - [cloud-provider-kind](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cloud-provider-kind/) - 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. - [cozyhr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cozyhr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [k9s](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/k9s/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, cluster, clusters. - [vcluster](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vcluster/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, cluster, clusters. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/liqoctl.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/liqoctl.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 - cross-ecosystem install command graph