# Install rain with Homebrew, Nix, scoop

Command-line tool for working with AWS CloudFormation. Version 1.24.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-23.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:rain
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install rain
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#rain
```

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

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/rain
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/rain.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:rain
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rain>
- **Version:** 1.24.4
- **Source summary:** Command-line tool for working with AWS CloudFormation
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/rain>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/rain>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://aws-cloudformation.github.io/rain>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/rain/archive/refs/tags/v1.24.4.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-23T18:29:49Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- rain (cli)
- rain (alias)

## Build dependencies

- go

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Caveats: Deploying CloudFormation stacks with rain requires the AWS CLI to be installed. All other functionality works without the AWS CLI.
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 1.24.4
- Package-manager updated: 2026-04-23
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/rain
- Upstream latest detected: v1.24.4 (current)

## 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: ~/.aws/config
- Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.aws\config

## Credential files

- Unix: ~/.aws/credentials
- Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.aws\credentials
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** rain
- **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 - rain: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ra/rain/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/rain: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/rain.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related links

- [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family.
- [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.
- [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [aws-console](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws-console/) - Shares the same upstream source repository.
- [cfn-format](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cfn-format/) - Shares the same upstream source repository.
- [cloudformation-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cloudformation-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure, cloudformation, infrastructure-as-code.
- [org-formation](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/org-formation/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure, cloudformation, infrastructure-as-code.
- [sceptre](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sceptre/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure, cloudformation, infrastructure-as-code.
- [terracognita](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/terracognita/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code.
- [terraform-local](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/terraform-local/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code.
- [aiac](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aiac/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code.
- [cdk8s](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cdk8s/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code.
- [cdktf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cdktf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code.

## Combined YAML source

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