# Install teleport with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, scoop, winget, zypper Modern SSH server for teams managing distributed infrastructure. Version 18.9.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-24. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:teleport ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install teleport ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install teleport ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/teleport/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#teleport ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/te/teleport/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install teleport ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: teleport from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/teleport ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/teleport.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Gravitational.Teleport -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Gravitational.Teleport from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:teleport - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 18.9.1 - **Source summary:** Modern SSH server for teams managing distributed infrastructure - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** AGPL-3.0-or-later AND Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-24T11:07:25Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - fdpass-teleport (cli) - sessionhelper (cli) - tbot (cli) - tctl (cli) - teleport (cli) - teleport-update (cli) - tsh (cli) - fdpass-teleport (alias) - sessionhelper (alias) - tbot (alias) - tctl (alias) - teleport (alias) - teleport-update (alias) - tsh (alias) ## Dependencies - libfido2 ## Build dependencies - binaryen - go - node - pkgconf - pnpm - rust - rustup ## 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: 18.9.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-24 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/gravitational/teleport - Upstream latest detected: v18.9.1 (current) ## Project history and usage Teleport is an open source access platform for infrastructure. It started around SSH access and grew into a multi-protocol identity, proxy, audit, and access-control system for servers, Kubernetes, databases, applications, desktops, and cloud resources. ### Project history Teleport's own 2018 release notes say it began as an SSH library built for Gravity, Gravitational's product for managing Kubernetes applications on private clouds. After it was open sourced, users asked for enterprise SSH features such as RBAC and SAML/OAuth2 authentication without needing Gravity. By Teleport 2.4 in January 2018, the project was already described as a modern SSH and kubectl bastion server with certificate-based authentication, SSO integration, built-in bastion behavior, and session recording. Teleport 3.0 in October 2018 added native Kubernetes support and positioned the proxy as a single authentication endpoint for SSH and Kubernetes. ### Adoption history Teleport grew from SSH-focused access into a broader platform as teams tried to replace static keys, VPNs, and hand-built bastions. The 2020 Teleport Cloud announcement says Teleport had moved from early adopters to organizations such as NASDAQ, Snowflake, and IBM and had expanded from SSH into Kubernetes and internal application access. Current docs make the CLI adoption model clear: engineers use `tsh` to authenticate, list resources, connect to servers, proxy applications, connect to databases, and manage sessions, while administrators use Teleport services and `tctl` to enroll and govern resources. ### How it is used Package users install Teleport for several binaries, especially `teleport` for cluster services, `tsh` for user access, `tctl` for administration, and `tbot` for machine identity. Typical package usage involves generating `/etc/teleport.yaml`, running services under systemd or launch tooling, and storing user certificates under `~/.tsh`. In package-manager culture, Teleport is a heavy-duty CLI package: upgrades, service definitions, config paths, and client/server version compatibility all matter because the package controls access to production infrastructure. ### Why package nerds care Teleport is significant because it packages an entire access-control plane into installable binaries. For package maintainers and operators, it sits in the sensitive zone where a package is both a daemon and a security boundary. The Homebrew formula is especially useful for client-side users who need `tsh` and related tools on laptops, while server packages matter for running auth, proxy, node, Kubernetes, database, and application services. ### Timeline - 2015: gravitational/teleport repository created. - 2018: Teleport 2.4 release notes describe the project's open source SSH-server roots and commercial editions. - 2018: Teleport 3.0 adds native Kubernetes support. - 2020: Teleport Cloud preview is announced as a hosted way to run Teleport. - 2026: Teleport 18.9.2 is published in the official GitHub releases. ### Related projects - Gravity is the Gravitational product whose SSH library origins fed into Teleport. - OpenSSH and kubectl are the familiar client workflows Teleport integrates with and augments. - Teleport Connect, tctl, tsh, and tbot are related tools within the same Teleport ecosystem. ### Sources - - - - - - - ## Security Notes infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## 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 - Unix: /etc/teleport.yaml ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.tsh - Windows: %USERPROFILE%/.tsh ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** teleport - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Conflicts With:** etsh, tctl - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - teleport: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/te/teleport/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper - teleport - 17.7.24-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: teleport from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Identity-aware, multi-protocol access proxy | https://github.com/gravitational/teleport - zypper - teleport-bash-completion - 17.7.24-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: teleport-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for teleport | https://github.com/gravitational/teleport - zypper - teleport-fdpass-teleport - 17.7.24-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: teleport-fdpass-teleport from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Significantly reduce resource consumption by large numbers of SSH connections | https://github.com/gravitational/teleport - zypper - teleport-tbot - 17.7.24-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: teleport-tbot from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | CLI tool for Machine ID | https://github.com/gravitational/teleport - zypper - teleport-tbot-bash-completion - 17.7.24-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: teleport-tbot-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for teleport-tbot | https://github.com/gravitational/teleport - zypper - teleport-tbot-zsh-completion - 17.7.24-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: teleport-tbot-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Zsh Completion for teleport-tbot | https://github.com/gravitational/teleport - zypper - teleport-tctl - 17.7.24-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: teleport-tctl from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | CLI tool for managing a teleport server | https://github.com/gravitational/teleport - zypper - teleport-tctl-bash-completion - 17.7.24-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: teleport-tctl-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for teleport-tctl | https://github.com/gravitational/teleport - zypper - teleport-tctl-zsh-completion - 17.7.24-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: teleport-tctl-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Zsh Completion for teleport-tctl | https://github.com/gravitational/teleport - zypper - teleport-tsh - 17.7.24-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: teleport-tsh from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | CLI tool for logging into nodes via Teleport SSH | https://github.com/gravitational/teleport - zypper - teleport-tsh-bash-completion - 17.7.24-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: teleport-tsh-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for teleport-tsh | https://github.com/gravitational/teleport - zypper - teleport-tsh-zsh-completion - 17.7.24-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: teleport-tsh-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Zsh Completion for teleport-tsh | https://github.com/gravitational/teleport - zypper - teleport-zsh-completion - 17.7.24-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: teleport-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Zsh Completion for teleport | https://github.com/gravitational/teleport - MacPorts - teleport: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/teleport/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/teleport: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/teleport.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure 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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [libfido2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libfido2/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [binaryen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/binaryen/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pomerium](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pomerium/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: access-control, cli, security, zero-trust. - [rolesanywhere-credential-helper](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rolesanywhere-credential-helper/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, identity-and-access, security. - [signmykey](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/signmykey/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, identity, security, ssh. - [bom](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bom/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, kubernetes, security. - [checkov](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/checkov/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, kubernetes, security. - [descope](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/descope/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, identity, security. - [duo_unix](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/duo-unix/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, ssh. - [endlessh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/endlessh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, ssh. - [knock](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/knock/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: access, access-control, cli, control, security. - [openfga](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openfga/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: access, access-control, cli, control, security. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/teleport.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/teleport.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - 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