# Install snowflake with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, zypper Pluggable Transport using WebRTC, inspired by Flashproxy. Version 2.14.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:snowflake ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install snowflake ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add snowflake ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: snowflake from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install golang-snowflake-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: golang-snowflake-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#snowflake ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sn/snowflake/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install snowflake ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: snowflake from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:snowflake - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.14.1 - **Source summary:** Pluggable Transport using WebRTC, inspired by Flashproxy - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-25T20:07:27Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - snowflake-broker (cli) - snowflake-client (cli) - snowflake-proxy (cli) - snowflake-server (cli) - snowflake-broker (alias) - snowflake-client (alias) - snowflake-proxy (alias) - snowflake-server (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.14.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-25 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.torproject.org - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Tor Snowflake is a censorship-circumvention pluggable transport that uses WebRTC and volunteer proxies to help users connect to Tor where direct access is blocked. It sits in the CLI/package-manager world as both user-facing Tor transport software and a proxy package that volunteers can run from terminals, servers, browsers, or containers. ### Project history The official repository describes Snowflake as a censorship-evasion pluggable transport inspired by Flashproxy. Its code is organized around broker, client, proxy, server, common libraries, and documentation components, reflecting the split between Tor clients, volunteer proxies, and bridge-side infrastructure. The Tor Project's public Snowflake site explains the user-facing model: censored users route through volunteer proxies in uncensored locations, while WebRTC makes traffic resemble common audio or video calling patterns. The project is part of Tor's pluggable transports family. ### Adoption history Snowflake became a community-operated contribution path for people who cannot or do not want to run a full Tor relay or bridge. Tor's community docs present browser proxy, standalone proxy, Docker, Debian, FreeBSD, Ansible, and source builds as supported setup routes. The package-manager footprint in the input lists Homebrew, apk, Debian/Ubuntu, Nix, and zypper packages, which shows Snowflake crossing from Tor-specific docs into ordinary Unix package ecosystems. ### How it is used Users run Snowflake through Tor as a client pluggable transport. Volunteers can run a browser extension, a web widget, a standalone Go proxy, a Docker deployment, or packaged services such as Debian's `snowflake-proxy`. ### Why package nerds care Package nerds care because Snowflake turns anti-censorship infrastructure into installable components: separate broker/client/proxy/server binaries, distro packages, reproducible Android build notes, container deployment, and service-management instructions. It is a rare package where installation choices directly affect a public circumvention network. ### Timeline - 2019: Official GitLab project metadata records the current Tor Project repository. - 2020s: Tor community documentation describes browser, standalone, Docker, Debian, FreeBSD, Ansible, and source installation paths. - 2026: The official GitLab project remains active according to repository metadata. ### Related projects - Related Tor circumvention tools include Flashproxy, meek, obfs4, WebTunnel, Tor Browser, and the pluggable transports specification. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** snowflake - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - golang-snowflake-dev - 2.5.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: golang-snowflake-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | WebRTC pluggable transport for Tor (library) | https://snowflake.torproject.org - Debian apt - snowflake-client - 2.5.1-1+b16: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: snowflake-client from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | WebRTC pluggable transport for Tor (client) | https://snowflake.torproject.org - Debian apt - snowflake-proxy - 2.5.1-1+b16: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: snowflake-proxy from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | WebRTC pluggable transport for Tor (proxy) | https://snowflake.torproject.org - Nix - snowflake: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sn/snowflake/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - golang-snowflake-dev - 2.5.1-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: golang-snowflake-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | WebRTC pluggable transport for Tor (library) | https://snowflake.torproject.org - Ubuntu apt - snowflake-client - 2.5.1-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: snowflake-client from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | WebRTC pluggable transport for Tor (client) | https://snowflake.torproject.org - Ubuntu apt - snowflake-proxy - 2.5.1-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: snowflake-proxy from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | WebRTC pluggable transport for Tor (proxy) | https://snowflake.torproject.org - apk - snowflake - 2.13.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: snowflake from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Pluggable Transport for Tor using WebRTC - meta package | https://snowflake.torproject.org/ - apk - snowflake-client - 2.13.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: snowflake-client from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Pluggable Transport for Tor using WebRTC - client | https://snowflake.torproject.org/ - apk - snowflake-client-doc - 2.13.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: snowflake-client-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Pluggable Transport for Tor using WebRTC - client (man page) | https://snowflake.torproject.org/ - apk - snowflake-doc - 2.13.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: snowflake-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Pluggable Transport for Tor using WebRTC (documentation) | https://snowflake.torproject.org/ - apk - snowflake-proxy - 2.13.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: snowflake-proxy from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Pluggable Transport for Tor using WebRTC - proxy | https://snowflake.torproject.org/ - apk - snowflake-proxy-doc - 2.13.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: snowflake-proxy-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Pluggable Transport for Tor using WebRTC - proxy (man page) | https://snowflake.torproject.org/ - apk - snowflake-proxy-openrc - 2.13.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: snowflake-proxy-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Pluggable Transport for Tor using WebRTC - proxy (OpenRC init scripts) | https://snowflake.torproject.org/ - zypper - snowflake - 2.11.0-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: snowflake from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Pluggable Transport using WebRTC, inspired by Flashproxy. | https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/snowflake ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [meek](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/meek/) - Shares the same upstream homepage. - [obfs4proxy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/obfs4proxy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: censorship-circumvention, cli, networking, pluggable-transport, proxy. - [geph4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/geph4/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: censorship-circumvention, cli, networking, proxy. - [brook](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/brook/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [connect](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/connect/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [dante](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dante/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [dsocks](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dsocks/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, tor. - [ehco](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ehco/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [tor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tor/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, networking, tor. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/snowflake.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/snowflake.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph