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Install pgrok with Homebrew, Nix

Poor man's ngrok, multi-tenant HTTP/TCP reverse tunnel solution. Version 1.7.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-02.

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pgrok

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pgrok

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

overview

Package summary

Poor man's ngrok, multi-tenant HTTP/TCP reverse tunnel solution

Commands and aliases

  • pgrok

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:http

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.

local files

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

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux
~/.config/pgrok/pgrok.yml
macOS
~/Library/Application Support/pgrok/pgrok.yml
Windows
%LOCALAPPDATA%\pgrok\pgrok.yml

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
pgrokcliglobal 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 generated2026-07-07
manager version1.7.0
manager updated2026-06-02
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.7.0

https://github.com/pgrok/pgrok

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:pgrok
Version1.7.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pgrok
Homepagehttps://github.com/pgrok/pgrok
Repositoryhttps://github.com/pgrok/pgrok
Upstream docshttps://github.com/pgrok/pgrok#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/pgrok/pgrok/archive/refs/tags/v1.7.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-02T09:43:05Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namepgrok
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • 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%

pgrok

nix profile install nixpkgs#pgrok
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pgrok
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pg/pgrok/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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.

Used sources

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