# Install okteto with Homebrew, Nix, scoop, winget, zypper Build better apps by developing and testing code directly in Kubernetes. Version 3.21.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-02. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:okteto ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install okteto ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#okteto ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ok/okteto/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install okteto ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: okteto from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/okteto ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/okteto.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id okteto.okteto -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: okteto.okteto from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:okteto - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.21.0 - **Source summary:** Build better apps by developing and testing code directly in Kubernetes - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-02T13:03:15Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - okteto (cli) - okteto (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: 3.21.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-02 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/okteto/okteto - Upstream latest detected: 3.21.0 (current) ## Project history and usage Okteto is a Kubernetes development-environment CLI and platform. The open-source CLI focuses on replacing local build-deploy-debug loops with development containers running inside Kubernetes, while the commercial Okteto platform expands that workflow into managed, production-like, ephemeral environments for teams. ### Project history The okteto/okteto repository was created on 2018-08-07, the same year Okteto was founded. Y Combinator lists Okteto as a Winter 2019 company, and the repository has remained a Go-based CLI centered on Kubernetes developer workflows. The CLI's core idea is direct development against a Kubernetes cluster: a developer writes code locally, Okteto detects file changes, synchronizes them into a remote development container, and lets the app run with cluster-side services, secrets, volumes, and networking. ### Adoption history Okteto's adoption followed the rise of Kubernetes as the default deployment substrate for cloud-native teams. As local Docker Compose setups became a poor approximation of multi-service Kubernetes deployments, Okteto offered a path where developers could work inside an environment closer to production. The company raised a $15 million Series A round announced in February 2022. Coverage from TechCrunch and Business Insider described the product as a Kubernetes development platform for remote development environments, preview environments, and workflows that integrate with existing manifests such as Docker Compose, Helm, and okteto.yml. ### How it is used Developers define an okteto manifest, run commands such as okteto up, and get a development container attached to a Kubernetes workload. The manifest format documents build, deploy, test, and dev sections, with the open-source CLI emphasizing the dev workflow. Platform teams use Okteto-style workflows to standardize developer environments, preview pull requests, and reduce the drift between local machines and shared Kubernetes infrastructure. The package is therefore both a single executable and an entry point into a broader platform-engineering practice. ### Why package nerds care Okteto is notable because it packages a high-level development workflow as a CLI rather than as a Kubernetes distribution. It sits near tools such as Skaffold, Telepresence, DevSpace, and Tilt, but its opinionated move is to make the cluster itself the developer workspace. ### Timeline - 2018: Okteto was founded, and the okteto/okteto repository was created on GitHub on 2018-08-07. - 2019: Okteto participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2019 batch. - 2022-02-24: TechCrunch reported Okteto's $15 million Series A funding round. - 2026-07-01: GitHub repository metadata reported 3,512 stars, 315 forks, Go as the primary language, and Apache-2.0 licensing. ### Related projects - Related Kubernetes development tools include Telepresence, Skaffold, Tilt, DevSpace, Helm, Docker Compose, and Argo CD. Okteto's docs explicitly connect its manifest to build, deploy, test, and development-environment lifecycle concerns. ### Sources - - - - - - - - ## Security Notes infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## 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. ## Configuration files - Unix: okteto.yml ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.kube/config ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** okteto - **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 - Nix - okteto: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ok/okteto/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper - okteto - 3.19.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: okteto from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Develop your applications directly in your Kubernetes Cluster | https://github.com/okteto/okteto - zypper - okteto-bash-completion - 3.19.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: okteto-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for okteto | https://github.com/okteto/okteto - zypper - okteto-fish-completion - 3.19.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: okteto-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Fish Completion for okteto | https://github.com/okteto/okteto - zypper - okteto-zsh-completion - 3.19.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: okteto-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Zsh Completion for okteto | https://github.com/okteto/okteto - Scoop - main/okteto: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/okteto.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - okteto.okteto: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: okteto.okteto 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. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [chart-releaser](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chart-releaser/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubernetes. - [chart-testing](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chart-testing/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubernetes. - [cmctl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmctl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubernetes. - [cri-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cri-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubernetes. - [kamel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kamel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubernetes. - [kapp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kapp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubernetes. - [karmadactl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/karmadactl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubernetes. - [kind](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kind/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubernetes. - [brev](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/brev/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. 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