# Install rathole with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman, scoop

Reverse proxy for NAT traversal. Version 0.5.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:rathole
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install rathole
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add rathole
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rathole from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#rathole
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S rathole
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: rathole from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/rathole
```

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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:rathole
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rathole>
- **Version:** 0.5.0
- **Source summary:** Reverse proxy for NAT traversal
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/rathole-org/rathole>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/rathole-org/rathole>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/rathole-org/rathole#readme>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/rathole-org/rathole/archive/refs/tags/v0.5.0.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-19T12:32:43-07:00
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00

## Executables

- rathole (cli)
- rathole (alias)

## Build dependencies

- pkgconf
- rust

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Service: declared
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 0.5.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-19
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/rathole-org/rathole
- Upstream latest detected: v0.5.0 (current)

## Security Notes

formula declares a Homebrew service.

- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- formula declares a Homebrew service

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** rathole
- **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 - rathole: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ra/rathole/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - rathole - 0.5.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rathole from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | High-performance reverse proxy for NAT traversal | https://github.com/rapiz1/rathole
- pacman - rathole - 0.5.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: rathole from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A reverse proxy for NAT traversal | https://github.com/rapiz1/rathole
- Scoop - main/rathole: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/rathole.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/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.
- [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata.
- [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pwnat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pwnat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, nat-traversal, networking, proxy, tunneling.
- [cntlm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cntlm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, tunneling.
- [connect](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/connect/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, tunneling.
- [corkscrew](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/corkscrew/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, tunneling.
- [frpc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/frpc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, reverse-proxy.
- [frps](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/frps/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, reverse-proxy.
- [geph4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/geph4/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, rust.
- [gost](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gost/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, reverse-proxy.
- [openiothub-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openiothub-server/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, nat, nat-traversal, networking, traversal.

## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

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