# Install zrok with Homebrew, Nix, scoop Geo-scale, next-generation sharing platform built on top of OpenZiti. Version 2.0.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-28. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:zrok ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install zrok ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#zrok ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/zr/zrok/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/zrok ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/zrok.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:zrok - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.0.4 - **Source summary:** Geo-scale, next-generation sharing platform built on top of OpenZiti - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-28T03:02:38Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - zrok (cli) - zrok (alias) ## Build dependencies - go - node ## 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: 2.0.4 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-28 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/openziti/zrok - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage zrok is a sharing and tunneling platform built on OpenZiti. It gives developers and operators a CLI-first way to expose local web apps, TCP/UDP services, files, and private resources without opening inbound firewall ports. ### Project history The project grew out of the OpenZiti ecosystem, whose core idea is programmable zero-trust networking. The public GitHub repository was created on 2022-07-18, and the README describes zrok as an OpenZiti-native sharing platform with both hosted and self-hosted deployment paths. zrok evolved around the `zrok` CLI and a service model: users enable an account or environment, create shares, reserve named shares, and access those shares through public frontends or private OpenZiti access. That makes it closer to a packaging-friendly tunneling product than a single-purpose port forwarder. ### Adoption history Adoption has followed the broader developer-tool pattern for secure tunnels: local development demos, webhook testing, temporary file sharing, remote access to internal services, and self-hosted teams that want a tunnel without delegating trust to a closed SaaS network. Its package-manager footprint matters because the CLI is the normal entry point. Homebrew, Nix, and Scoop packaging make zrok convenient for developers who need the same command on macOS, Linux, and Windows while the network service runs elsewhere. ### How it is used Typical usage starts with `zrok enable`, then `zrok share` for an ephemeral share or `zrok reserve` plus `zrok share reserved` for a stable endpoint. The docs cover public shares for browser-accessible endpoints and private shares for OpenZiti-backed access between enrolled peers. Package users commonly install it as a local CLI, authenticate it to a zrok service, and use it to expose development servers, APIs, files, or private service targets without editing router/firewall rules. ### Why package nerds care zrok is package-nerd interesting because it packages a modern networking service as a developer CLI: the local binary is tiny compared with the trust, identity, and overlay-network machinery behind it. It also shows how tunnel tools have moved from ad hoc SSH reverse tunnels toward managed or self-hosted zero-trust overlays. For package databases, zrok belongs next to ngrok-style sharing tools, OpenZiti components, and other CLI-first remote-access utilities. ### Timeline - 2022-07-18: The openziti/zrok GitHub repository is created. - 2023: zrok documentation presents both hosted sharing and self-hosted operation on top of OpenZiti. - 2026: The repository remains active, with current development still centered on the zrok CLI and OpenZiti-backed sharing model. ### Related projects - Related projects include OpenZiti, ngrok, Cloudflare Tunnel, Tailscale Funnel, SSH reverse tunnels, frp, and localtunnel. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for zrok. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** zrok - **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 - Nix - zrok: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/zr/zrok/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - extras/zrok: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/zrok.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [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. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pgrok](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pgrok/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, self-hosted, tunneling. - [jprq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jprq/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling. - [localtunnel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/localtunnel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling. - [openiothub-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openiothub-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling. - [ptunnel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ptunnel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling. - [tcptunnel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tcptunnel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling. - [tuntox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tuntox/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling. - [udptunnel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/udptunnel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling. - [rustypaste](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rustypaste/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, hosted, networking, self, self-hosted. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/zrok.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/zrok.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