macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install rkelocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install rkeMacPorts ports tree · devel/rke/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install rke with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, scoop, zypper
Rancher Kubernetes Engine, a Kubernetes installer that works everywhere. Version 1.8.14 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-04.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add rkeAlpine Linux edge package indexes · rke · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#rkenixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/rk/rke/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install rkeopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · rke · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/rkeScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/rke.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Rancher Kubernetes Engine, a Kubernetes installer that works everywhere
Project links
Commands and aliases
- rke
security posture
Risk level: orange
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
Signals
- text:kubernetes
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
cluster.yml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
kube_config_cluster.ymlkube_config_<FILE_NAME>.ymlcluster.rkestate
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
rke | 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 version1.8.14
manager updated2026-06-04
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.8.14
https://github.com/rancher/rke
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:rke |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.8.14 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rke |
| Homepage | https://rke.docs.rancher.com/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/rancher/rke |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/rancher/rke#readme |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/rancher/rke/archive/refs/tags/v1.8.14.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-04T02:22:37Z |
| 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 | rke |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
rke
nix profile install nixpkgs#rke- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rke
apk95%
rke 1.4.3-r25
Rancher Kubernetes Engine
https://github.com/rancher/rke
sudo apk add rke- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rke
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rke
apk95%
rke-doc 1.4.3-r25
Rancher Kubernetes Engine (documentation)
https://github.com/rancher/rke
sudo apk add rke-doc- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rke
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rke
zypper95%
rke 1.8.14-1.1
Rancher Kubernetes Engine
https://github.com/rancher/rke
sudo zypper install rke- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rke
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rke
MacPorts95%
rke
sudo port install rke- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rke
Scoop95%
main/rke
scoop install main/rke- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rke
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
- 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