install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install cntb

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#cntb

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/cn/cntb/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Contabo Command-Line Interface (CLI)

Project links

Commands and aliases

cntb

history

Project history and usage

cntb is Contabo's command-line interface for managing Contabo VPS, VDS, and related cloud products.

Project history

The official README describes cntb as a CLI for managing Contabo products and shows generated API-style commands for images and compute instances.

Adoption history

The official README documents prebuilt releases for Windows, macOS, and Linux, while the input package facts show Homebrew and Nix packaging.

How it is used

Users configure cntb once with OAuth2 client ID, client secret, API user, and API password from the Contabo Customer Control Panel, then run commands such as cntb get images.

Why package nerds care

cntb gives package users a provider-specific cloud CLI that can be installed like other Unix tools while still wrapping Contabo's API surface.

Timeline

2026: GitHub releases page lists v1.6 as latest on March 25, 2026.

Related projects

The official Makefile shows API client generation from https://api.contabo.com/api-v1.yaml, tying the CLI to Contabo's public API specification.

Sources

https://github.com/contabo/cntb#readme
https://github.com/contabo/cntb/blob/main/Makefile
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

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: ~/.cntb.yaml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.cntb.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`cntb`	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 generated2026-08-04

manager version1.7

manager updated2026-07-27

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.7

https://github.com/contabo/cntb

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:cntb
Version	1.7
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cntb
Homepage	https://github.com/contabo/cntb
Repository	https://github.com/contabo/cntb
License	GPL-3.0-only
Source archive	https://github.com/contabo/cntb/archive/refs/tags/v1.7.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-27T22:04:02+02:00
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	cntb
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

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%

cntb

nix profile install nixpkgs#cntb

normalized package name match
Matched by: Cntb

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

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/cntb.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

Install cntb with Homebrew, Nix