# 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

```sh
sudo av install brew:pgrok
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install pgrok
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#pgrok
```

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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:pgrok
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pgrok>
- **Version:** 1.7.0
- **Source summary:** Poor man's ngrok, multi-tenant HTTP/TCP reverse tunnel solution
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/pgrok/pgrok>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/pgrok/pgrok>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/pgrok/pgrok#readme>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/pgrok/pgrok/archive/refs/tags/v1.7.0.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-02T09:43:05Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00

## Executables

- pgrok (cli)
- pgrok (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: 1.7.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-02
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/pgrok/pgrok
- Upstream latest detected: v1.7.0 (current)

## Security Notes

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

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool 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

- Linux: ~/.config/pgrok/pgrok.yml
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/pgrok/pgrok.yml
- Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\pgrok\pgrok.yml
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** pgrok
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - pgrok: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pg/pgrok/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related links

- [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control 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.
- [jprq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jprq/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, ngrok-alternative, tunneling.
- [zrok](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zrok/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, self-hosted, tunneling.
- [bore-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bore-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tcp-tunnel, tunneling.
- [localtunnel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/localtunnel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling.
- [openiothub-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openiothub-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling.
- [ptunnel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ptunnel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling.
- [tcptunnel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tcptunnel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling.
- [tuntox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tuntox/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling.
- [ladder](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ladder/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: alternative, cli, hosted, http, networking.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/pgrok.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/pgrok.yml)


## Sources

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