install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install rancher-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install rancher-cli

MacPorts ports tree · devel/rancher-cli/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install rancher-cli

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · rancher-cli · source: download.opensuse.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#rancher

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/rancher-cli

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/rancher-cli.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Unified tool to manage your Rancher server

Project links

Commands and aliases

rancher

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:server

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.

Unix: ~/.rancher/cli2.json

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.rancher/cli2.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`rancher`	cli	global 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 generated2026-07-08

manager version2.14.2

manager updated2026-05-28

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.14.2

https://github.com/rancher/cli

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:rancher-cli
Version	2.14.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rancher-cli
Homepage	https://github.com/rancher/cli
Repository	https://github.com/rancher/cli
Upstream docs	https://github.com/rancher/cli#readme
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/rancher/cli/archive/refs/tags/v2.14.2.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-28T19:10:09Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	rancher-cli
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head 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.

zypper95%

rancher-cli 2.14.2-1.1

Rancher CLI

https://github.com/rancher/cli

sudo zypper install rancher-cli

License: Apache-2.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: rancher-cli
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Rancher Cli

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rancher-cli from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

rancher-cli

sudo port install rancher-cli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Rancher Cli

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/rancher-cli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/rancher-cli

scoop install main/rancher-cli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Rancher Cli

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/rancher-cli.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Nix92%

rancher

nix profile install nixpkgs#rancher

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Rancher

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

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/rancher-cli.yml

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

Install rancher-cli with Homebrew, MacPorts, scoop, zypper, Nix