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Install rancher-machine with Homebrew
Machine management for a container-centric world. Version 0.15.0-rancher145 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-03.
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Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Machine management for a container-centric world
Project links
Commands and aliases
- rancher-machine
history
Project history and usage
Rancher Machine is Rancher's fork of Docker Machine, kept for provisioning and managing Docker hosts as part of Rancher-oriented workflows.
Project history
The official README identifies Rancher Machine as a fork of Docker Machine and describes Machine as software for creating Docker hosts on a computer, cloud providers, or inside a data center, then configuring the Docker client to talk to them.
Adoption history
Rancher states that the project is intended to be embedded and executed by the full Rancher product, while standalone CLI functionality remains available but is no longer the primary human-facing focus.
How it is used
The CLI creates and manages machines, stores per-machine host configuration under the Machine storage path, and preserves Docker Machine-style commands for environments that still need machine provisioning from scripts, Terraform, or Rancher components.
Why package nerds care
For package maintainers, rancher-machine is notable as a downstream-maintained Docker Machine lineage package: the binary name and storage paths remain familiar, while releases and branches track Rancher consumption rather than Docker's old release stream.
Timeline
- 2015: Docker Machine-era storage conventions such as ~/.docker/machine became part of the tool lineage.
- 2025-07-18: The upstream Docker Machine repository was archived, increasing the relevance of maintained forks.
- 2026-07-02: Rancher Machine latest GitHub release listed as v0.15.0-rancher137.2.
Related projects
- Docker Machine is the upstream project lineage.
- Rancher consumes Rancher Machine from its release branches and tags.
- Docker Engine hosts are the managed targets created by Machine.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for rancher-machine. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
- 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
$MACHINE_STORAGE_PATH/machines/<machine-name>/config.json~/.docker/machine/machines/<machine-name>/config.json
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
$MACHINE_STORAGE_PATH/certs/$MACHINE_STORAGE_PATH/machines/<machine-name>/~/.docker/machine/certs/~/.docker/machine/machines/<machine-name>/
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
rancher-machine | 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 version0.15.0-rancher145
manager updated2026-07-03
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.15.0-rancher145
https://github.com/rancher/machine
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:rancher-machine |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.15.0-rancher145 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rancher-machine |
| Homepage | https://github.com/rancher/machine |
| Repository | https://github.com/rancher/machine |
| Upstream docs | https://gcbw.github.io/docker.github.io/machine |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/rancher/machine/archive/refs/tags/v0.15.0-rancher145.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-03T00:48:55Z |
| 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 | declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | rancher-machine |
| 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 |
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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.
Used sources
- Nucleus package database
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment